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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1990

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Winner — 1990

JAWAHAR PD. SINGH
IND
IND 30.4%BJP 17.0%17 others 52.6%
Votes
24,392
30.4% share
Winning margin
10,720
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
58.0%
of 1,38,436

A clear win with a 13.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAWAHAR PD. SINGH
IND
24,39230.4%
2
ABHAI KANT PRASAD
BJP
BJP
13,67217.0%
3
DEVENDRA KUMAR
JNP(JP)
12,50615.6%
4
TARANAND SINGH
JMM
10,28712.8%
5
SANATH RAUT
INC
INC
9,97012.4%
6
HARICHARAN KHAWARE
JD
National Front
2,8303.5%
7
MD. NAUSAD MAIN
IND
2,6203.3%
8
SURENDRA NATH PANDEY
IND
7310.9%
9
SURENDRA RAUT
IND
6260.8%
10
NARENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
5290.7%
11
RAVINDRA NATH BHAIYA
DDP
3240.4%
12
PHYLESHWAR MANDAL
IND
3120.4%
13
JHUNE BHAGAT
IND
2900.4%
14
BAIDYANATH YADAV
IND
2790.3%
15
PARMA NAND GHIDIA
IND
2140.3%
16
MAHADEO SINGH
IND
1940.2%
17
ASHOK K. BHUWANIA
IND
1690.2%
18
MANOJ KUMAR JAISWAL
BBP
1690.2%
19
JANARDAN PANDEY
FBL
1580.2%

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

Average turnout (163rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 26.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
163rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.1%
lowerhigher
18th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 30.4%BJP 17.0%JNP(JP) 15.6%JMM 12.8%INC 12.4%OTH 11.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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