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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 91 · 1985
Jale
Winner — 1985
LOKESH NATH JHA
INC· INC
INC 46.7%CPI 21.9%12 others 31.4%
Votes
40,385
46.6% share
Winning margin
21,387
24.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
64.2%
of 1,34,914
Jale is a safe seat — LOKESH NATH JHA won by 24.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOKESH NATH JHA | INC | 40,385 | 46.6% |
| 2 | ABDUL SALAM | Left | 18,998 | 21.9% |
| 3 | KRISHNA MOHAN SINGH | BJP | 12,276 | 14.2% |
| 4 | HIRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 7,046 | 8.1% |
| 5 | SAYEEDUR RAHMAN | Lok Dal | 5,267 | 6.1% |
| 6 | MD. TUFAIL | IND | 681 | 0.8% |
| 7 | JHARI SAH | IND | 659 | 0.8% |
| 8 | MD. ABRAR | IND | 278 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SUSHIL KUMAR JHA | Janata | 241 | 0.3% |
| 10 | BRAHMDEV MISHRA | IND | 170 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SACHIDANAND PRASAD | IND | 162 | 0.2% |
| 12 | DOMAN THAKUR | IND | 145 | 0.2% |
| 13 | VIRENDRA KUMAR THAKUR | IND | 138 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SURESH PRASAD SINGH | IND | 115 | 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.
High turnout (14th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
14th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
124th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.6%CPI 21.9%BJP 14.2%IND 8.1%LKD 6.1%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI
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