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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1986 by-elections
Jhajha
Winner — 1986 by-elections
R.K.YADAV
INC 62.8%JNP 33.7%4 others 3.5%
Votes
39,561
62.8% share
Winning margin
18,298
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Jhajha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 18,298 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.K.YADAV | 39,561 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | S.JHA | 21,263 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | V.RAM | IND | 1,072 | 0.0% |
| 4 | MD.S.ANSARI | IND | 581 | 0.0% |
| 5 | DRIGONMESHWAR | IND | 334 | 0.0% |
| 6 | C.M.SHARMA | IND | 221 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (165th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.8% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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165th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
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87th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
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43rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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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.