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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 130 · 1990
Araria
Winner — 1990
VINOD KU. ROY
IND
IND 17.2%IND 17.0%16 others 65.9%
Votes
15,859
17.2% share
Winning margin
223
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
62.3%
of 1,47,962
Araria was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 223 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VINOD KU. ROY | IND | 15,859 | 17.2% |
| 2 | NAND KISHORE MANDAL | IND | 15,636 | 16.9% |
| 3 | KAMAL N. YADAV | National Front | 13,282 | 14.4% |
| 4 | SRIDEO JHA | INC | 12,952 | 14.0% |
| 5 | BADRINATH BHAGAT | IND | 8,249 | 8.9% |
| 6 | ALIMUDDIN | JNP(JP) | 7,022 | 7.6% |
| 7 | RADHAKANT THAKUR | BJP | 5,703 | 6.2% |
| 8 | JABED ALAM | IND | 5,076 | 5.5% |
| 9 | NASIM AKHTAR | IND | 2,391 | 2.6% |
| 10 | MOJIB AHMAD | IND | 1,431 | 1.6% |
| 11 | HEMSUNDAR JHA | IND | 1,122 | 1.2% |
| 12 | LAL CHAND SAHNI | SOP(L) | 984 | 1.1% |
| 13 | TASLIMUDDIN | IND | 826 | 0.9% |
| 14 | SHAFI AHMAD |  MULNational Front | 680 | 0.7% |
| 15 | TASLIM | IND | 350 | 0.4% |
| 16 | RAM NARAIN PASWAN | IND | 276 | 0.3% |
| 17 | ABBAS | IND | 255 | 0.3% |
| 18 | RAZA HASSAN | IND | 137 | 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.
Average turnout (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.2% · max 50.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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94th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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183rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 17.2%IND 16.9%JD 14.4%INC 14.0%IND 8.9%JNP(JP) 7.6%OTH 20.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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