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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1990Reserved (SC)

Sahar

Winner — 1990

JYOTI
INC· INC
INC 47.9%IPF 44.1%7 others 8.0%
Votes
49,642
47.9% share
Winning margin
3,854
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.0%
of 1,62,097

A closely fought contest. JYOTI won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JYOTI
INC
49,64247.9%
2
SIDH NATH RAM
IPF
45,78844.1%
3
BHAGWATI PRASAD VERMA
National Front
6,6066.4%
4
SHARDA DEBI
IND
3880.4%
5
RAM PRAVESH RAM
IND
3300.3%
6
JAWAHAR LAL RAM
IND
3140.3%
7
MAHENDER PRASAD
IND
2380.2%
8
KAPIL MUNI RAM
IND
2250.2%
9
SHIV BACHAN RAM
SSD
2060.2%

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.

Average turnout (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.7% · max 40.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
133rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
67th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%IPF 44.1%JD 6.4%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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