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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 235 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

KHALID ANWAR ANSARI
INC· INC
INC 41.3%LKD 32.5%14 others 26.2%
Votes
32,303
41.3% share
Winning margin
6,896
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
52.0%
of 1,50,280

A clear win with a 8.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KHALID ANWAR ANSARI
INC
INC
32,30341.3%
2
MD. ILIAS HUSSAIN
LKD
Lok Dal
25,40732.5%
3
SRI NIWAS MISHRA
IND
12,11015.5%
4
RAM SUBHAG SINGH
CPI
Left
2,3273.0%
5
NARENDRA KUMAR SINGH
JNP
Janata
1,7052.2%
6
RAM CHANDRA SINGH
ICJ
1,1111.4%
7
RAMDEO CHAUDHARY
IND
9571.2%
8
RAJENDRA PRASAD
IND
5050.7%
9
SUBHAS RAI
IND
3560.5%
10
GORAKH NATH SHARMA
IND
3000.4%
11
KHURSHID ANSARI
ICS
2900.4%
12
RAM SAKAL PASWAN
IND
2640.3%
13
MAHENDRA PANDEY
IND
2530.3%
14
ALGUDHAR SINGH
IND
1300.2%
15
KAMESHWAR RAI
IND
910.1%
16
RAM AWADHESH SINGH
IND
730.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (211th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.0% · max 21.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
211th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
76th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.3%LKD 32.5%IND 15.5%OTH 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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