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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1995Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1995

CHUNNI LAL RAJBANSHI
JD· Janata Dal
JD 34.8%INC 24.3%18 others 40.9%
Votes
36,165
34.8% share
Winning margin
10,852
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
59.6%
of 1,74,508

A clear win with a 10.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHUNNI LAL RAJBANSHI
JD
Janata Dal
36,16534.8%
2
JAY KANT PASWAN
INC
INC
25,31324.3%
3
SURYA NARAYAN PASWAN
BJP
BJP
11,03610.6%
4
KANT LAL RISHIDEO
IND
8,5328.2%
5
TEJ NARAYAN HAZRA
SAP
6,5076.3%
6
MAHENDRA RAM
SP
Samajwadi Party
3,7283.6%
7
MADHURI DEVI
BPP
3,0683.0%
8
VECHAN PASWAN
IND
1,8541.8%
9
UMESH PASWAN
IND
1,3981.3%
10
RANJAN KUMAR BHARTI
IND
1,2141.2%
11
GAJENDRA KUMAR DEV
IND
1,0731.0%
12
ASHOK RATAK
IND
7810.8%
13
SAT NARAYAN BHARTI
IND
7610.7%
14
CHANDESHWARI DAS
PSSS
5920.6%
15
BINOD RAM
IND
5420.5%
16
RAM DHANI PASWAN
IND
4140.4%
17
UPENDRA RISHI
BSP
4110.4%
18
RAGHUNANDAN PASWAN
IND
3310.3%
19
CHAUDHARI ARBIND
IND
1680.2%
20
RAMESH KUMAR
IND
1200.1%

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

Average turnout (64th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.5% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
64th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
178th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 34.8%INC 24.3%BJP 10.6%IND 8.2%SAP 6.3%OTH 15.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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