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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1995
Saharsa
Winner — 1995
SHANKAR PRASAD TEKRIWAL
JD· Janata Dal
JD 47.1%INC 25.1%33 others 27.8%
Votes
57,613
47.1% share
Winning margin
26,950
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
35
Turnout
57.9%
of 2,10,998
Saharsa is a safe seat — SHANKAR PRASAD TEKRIWAL won by 22.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
35 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANKAR PRASAD TEKRIWAL | Janata Dal | 57,613 | 47.1% |
| 2 | SATISH CHANDRA JHA | INC | 30,663 | 25.1% |
| 3 | RAMESH CHANDRA YADAV | BJP | 9,754 | 8.0% |
| 4 | MANORANJAN JHA | BPP | 5,480 | 4.5% |
| 5 | PAPPU DEO | IND | 2,688 | 2.2% |
| 6 | KAUSAR ALAM | Samajwadi Party | 2,397 | 2.0% |
| 7 | DINESH SAH | IND | 1,364 | 1.1% |
| 8 | VIJENDRA YADAV | 1,294 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | LAKHAN DEO SHARMA | IND | 1,273 | 1.0% |
| 10 | SHANKAR SAH | IND | 1,208 | 1.0% |
| 11 | SURESH PRASAD YADAV | IND | 1,177 | 1.0% |
| 12 | DIWAKAR SINGH | SJP(R) | 1,102 | 0.9% |
| 13 | VIMAL SHARMA | IND | 919 | 0.8% |
| 14 | VIDHAN CHANDRA JHA | 800 | 0.7% | |
| 15 | BASIR | IND | 553 | 0.5% |
| 16 | KAMNA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 487 | 0.4% |
| 17 | DEO NARAYAN PASWAN | IND | 458 | 0.4% |
| 18 | RAMESHANAND MISHRA | IND | 334 | 0.3% |
| 19 | HARE RAM SHARMA | 283 | 0.2% | |
| 20 | BHUMI SHARMA | IND | 243 | 0.2% |
| 21 | SUNIL KUMAR SINGH | IND | 216 | 0.2% |
| 22 | QUASIM | IND | 214 | 0.2% |
| 23 | MANOJ KUMAR | IND | 212 | 0.2% |
| 24 | SUMAN KUMAR THAKUR | IND | 189 | 0.1% |
| 25 | MAHENDRA SADA | IND | 187 | 0.1% |
| 26 | SANTOSH MISHRA | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 27 | JANARDAN RAM | IND | 146 | 0.1% |
| 28 | GANGA SAGAR YADAV | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
| 29 | JAI RAM JHA | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 30 | JAI SHANKAR SINGH | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
| 31 | SADHU PRASAD SINGH | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 32 | MAYA KANT JHA | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 33 | TARA CHARAN JHA | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 34 | DINESH CHANDRA KHAN | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
| 35 | MD. AYUB SAUR BAZARVI | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (151st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 5.2% · max 56.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
151st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
29th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 47.1%INC 25.1%BJP 8.0%OTH 19.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
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