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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

BIRBAL SHARMA
CPI· Left
CPI 32.4%INC 26.5%14 others 41.1%
Votes
17,641
32.4% share
Winning margin
3,169
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
48.1%
of 1,13,353

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIRBAL SHARMA
CPI
Left
17,64132.4%
2
PRABHAT KISHORE DWEVEDI
INC
INC
14,47226.6%
3
KRISHNA KUMAR MISHRA
IND
11,05520.3%
4
RAMAKANT PRASAD
IND
3,5206.5%
5
BRAJESHWAR PRASAD
BJP
BJP
2,6694.9%
6
CHHOTE LAL SAH
LKD
Lok Dal
1,9053.5%
7
MAZHAR ALAM
IND
1,1982.2%
8
CHHATHOO SHARMA MISTRI
IND
4570.8%
9
SRIKANT MISHRA
IND
2970.5%
10
ZIAUDDIN
IND
2880.5%
11
MAHADEV SAH
IND
2430.5%
12
NAGENDRA CHOUBEY
IND
2230.4%
13
RAGHUNANDAN JHA
IND
2020.4%
14
RAJDEO MAHTO
IND
1460.3%
15
CHANDRA BHUSHAN MANI MISHRA
IND
1010.2%
16
PRABHAT KUMAR GUPTA
IND
930.2%

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

High turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.3% · max 35.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
25th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
190th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 32.4%INC 26.6%IND 20.3%IND 6.5%OTH 14.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments

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