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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Sakra

Winner — 1985

SHIVNANDAN PASWAN
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 46.7%INC 40.6%12 others 12.7%
Votes
33,232
46.7% share
Winning margin
4,332
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.2%
of 1,24,368

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIVNANDAN PASWAN
Lok Dal
33,23246.7%
2
ARJUN KUMAR CH.
INC
28,90040.6%
3
KULDIP PASWAN
IND
2,0462.9%
4
SHITAL RAM
Janata
1,6492.3%
5
RAJKUMAR MAHTO
ICS
1,5812.2%
6
YOGENDRA MAHTO
Left
1,2631.8%
7
SHITAL MAJHI
IND
6560.9%
8
BACHCHULAL AZAD
IND
5990.8%
9
JANAK PASWAN
IND
3090.4%
10
RAMDEO RAM
IND
2950.4%
11
VALDEV PASWAN
IND
2720.4%
12
SHATRUGHAN PASWAN
IND
2340.3%
13
SHASHI BHUSHAN
IND
590.1%
14
VISHESHWAR RAM
IND
470.1%

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.

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.1% · max 58.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
1st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.84
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
126th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 46.7%INC 40.6%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
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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