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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1985
Goreakothi
Winner — 1985
INDRA DEO PRASAD
BJP· BJP
BJP 34.4%IND 31.2%11 others 34.5%
Votes
26,138
34.4% share
Winning margin
2,405
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
55.9%
of 1,36,030
A closely fought contest. INDRA DEO PRASAD won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDRA DEO PRASAD | BJP | 26,138 | 34.4% |
| 2 | AJIT KUMAR SINGH | IND | 23,733 | 31.2% |
| 3 | KRISHNA KANT SINGH | INC | 15,438 | 20.3% |
| 4 | HARI KISHORE TIWARY | Left | 6,071 | 8.0% |
| 5 | MUHAMMAD NEMATULLAH | IND | 2,077 | 2.7% |
| 6 | ABDUL RASHID | Lok Dal | 516 | 0.7% |
| 7 | RAMAYAN PRASAD | IND | 497 | 0.7% |
| 8 | CHANDRIKA | IND | 469 | 0.6% |
| 9 | GAUTAM | IND | 392 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SUKRIT SHARAN SINGH | IND | 330 | 0.4% |
| 11 | ABDUL FATAH | IND | 197 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SHYAMDEO ROY | IND | 131 | 0.2% |
| 13 | VINDA CHAUDHARY | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.8% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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73rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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208th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.4%IND 31.2%INC 20.3%CPI 8.0%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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