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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

BUDHAN PRASAD YADAV
IND
IND 29.4%JNP 20.2%17 others 50.4%
Votes
20,583
29.4% share
Winning margin
6,431
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
52.0%
of 1,34,695

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BUDHAN PRASAD YADAV
IND
20,58329.4%
2
HAJARI SINGH
JNP
Janata
14,15220.2%
3
RAMESHWAR DUTT SHARMA
INC
INC
11,81816.9%
4
DINDAYAL SINGH
BJP
BJP
6,4759.2%
5
RAMNATH SINGH
IND
4,7976.8%
6
SABHAPATI PANDEY
IND
3,5615.1%
7
CHANDESWAR SINGH
ICS
3,0314.3%
8
JAGAT KISHORE GIRI
IND
1,4902.1%
9
BADRI GOND
IND
1,2181.7%
10
JAI PRAKASH SINGH
IND
6020.9%
11
MUNSHI PRASAD
IND
5040.7%
12
AKHILESHWAR SINGH
IND
3350.5%
13
CHANDRA SHEKHAR YADAV
IND
3120.5%
14
OM PRAKASH TIWARI
IND
2780.4%
15
SHANKAR PATHAK
IND
2630.4%
16
VIRENDRA SINGH
IND
2320.3%
17
TRIBHUWAN RAI
IND
2090.3%
18
SURENDRA KUMAR RAWAT
IND
1240.2%
19
RAGHUVIR BHARTI
IND
900.1%

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

Average turnout (191st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
191st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
230th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 29.4%JNP 20.2%INC 16.9%BJP 9.2%IND 6.8%IND 5.1%OTH 12.4%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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