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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1985

Darauli

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Winner — 1985

SHIV SHANKAR YADAV
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 30.0%INC 25.5%11 others 44.5%
Votes
21,774
30.0% share
Winning margin
3,262
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
55.5%
of 1,30,712

A closely fought contest. SHIV SHANKAR YADAV won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIV SHANKAR YADAV
LKD
Lok Dal
21,77430.0%
2
CHANDRIKA PANDEY
INC
INC
18,51225.5%
3
RAJDEO SINGH
BJP
BJP
16,27522.4%
4
HEMANT SINGH
IND
6,8289.4%
5
SAWALIA SINGH
IND
2,5773.5%
6
AMRENDRA SINGH
JNP
Janata
1,7752.4%
7
CHANDRAMA PANDEY
IND
1,7462.4%
8
RAMPRIT GOND
IND
1,2601.7%
9
GULAM HAIDAR
ICJ
1,0121.4%
10
SURYA NATH PANDEY
IND
3760.5%
11
HARERAM KANOO
IND
1850.3%
12
AWADH KUMAR DAS
IND
1570.2%
13
SHIVASHIAH SHUKLA
IND
1280.2%

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

Average turnout (149th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 2.7% · max 19.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
149th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
4th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 30.0%INC 25.5%BJP 22.4%IND 9.4%OTH 12.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

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