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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1990Reserved (SC)

Sultanganj

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Winner — 1990

FANINDRA CHOUDHARY
JD· National Front
JD 39.4%INC 30.0%14 others 30.6%
Votes
38,593
39.4% share
Winning margin
9,246
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
51.8%
of 1,89,170

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
FANINDRA CHOUDHARY
JD
National Front
38,59339.4%
2
AMBIKA PRASAD
INC
INC
29,34730.0%
3
BHAJ NARAYAN DAS
BJP
BJP
12,25512.5%
4
SARANGDHAR PASWAN
CPM
Left
6,8127.0%
5
RAGHUNANDAN MANJHI
IND
2,2122.3%
6
SARSWATI KUMAR
BSP
1,8581.9%
7
ARBINDA KUMAR ARAYA
JNP(JP)
1,4281.5%
8
SIKANDAR PARSAD
IND
1,3341.4%
9
BRAHAMDEO CHOUDHARY
IND
1,0061.0%
10
JIGHU PASWAN
IND
7460.8%
11
RAMSAROOP PASWAN
PBI
7290.7%
12
GRABHU DAS
LKD(B)
5830.6%
13
SURENDRA RAJAK
IND
4520.5%
14
BHAGWAN DAS
BKUS
3080.3%
15
SURESH PRASAD RAJAK
IND
1810.2%
16
BISHANDEO HARIHJAN
IND
800.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (236th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 3.5% · max 32.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
236th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 39.4%INC 30.0%BJP 12.5%CPM 7.0%OTH 11.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

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