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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1990

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Winner — 1990

RAVINDRA PRASAD SAHI
INC· INC
INC 38.4%IND 36.3%18 others 25.3%
Votes
42,035
38.4% share
Winning margin
2,202
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
67.2%
of 1,62,988

A closely fought contest. RAVINDRA PRASAD SAHI won with a 2.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAVINDRA PRASAD SAHI
INC
INC
42,03538.4%
2
NAGENDRA YADAV
IND
39,83336.4%
3
SUPHAL JHA
JD
National Front
16,18014.8%
4
DINESH PRASAD
IND
3,4933.2%
5
ABDUL BERI
DMM
3,1782.9%
6
UPENDRA RAI
BJP
BJP
2,7212.5%
7
RAMLAKHAN MANDAL
BSP
1,1511.1%
8
SUDHIR KUMAR MISHRA
IND
1220.1%
9
RAGHVENDRA MAHTO
IND
1190.1%
10
ASHOK MANDAL
IND
1170.1%
11
ASHOK KUMAR MEHTA
IND
1160.1%
12
GANESH THAKUR
BJS
970.1%
13
AJOY KUMAR MEHTA
IND
830.1%
14
KAUSAL KISHORE RAI
LKD(B)
750.1%
15
RAM ASHRAY PD. YADAVA
IND
570.1%
16
RAM SHRESHTHA RAI
IND
540.1%
17
CHANDESHWAR MANDAL
IND
460.0%
18
VIDAYA SINGH
IND
430.0%
19
BAIJU KANT JHA
IND
390.0%
20
AKHILESH KUMAR MISHRA
IND
340.0%

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 (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.5% · max 41.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
117th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
32nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.4%IND 36.4%JD 14.8%OTH 10.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%

What's nearby?

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