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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1995
Forbesganj
Winner — 1995
MAYANAND THAKUR
BJP· BJP
BJP 16.6%IND 12.6%31 others 70.8%
Votes
20,163
16.6% share
Winning margin
4,804
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
33
Turnout
65.1%
of 1,87,089
A closely fought contest. MAYANAND THAKUR won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
33 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAYANAND THAKUR | BJP | 20,163 | 16.6% |
| 2 | LAXMI MAHETA | IND | 15,359 | 12.6% |
| 3 | AHAD HUSAIN | Samajwadi Party | 12,984 | 10.7% |
| 4 | SITAL PRASAD GUPTA | INC | 9,952 | 8.2% |
| 5 | SAGIRUDDIN | IND | 9,604 | 7.9% |
| 6 | BHAGWAN YADAV | IND | 8,857 | 7.3% |
| 7 | SHAMBHU NATH MISHRA | IND | 7,916 | 6.5% |
| 8 | MANOJ SADA | IND | 6,740 | 5.5% |
| 9 | TAHIR ANSARI | IND | 6,350 | 5.2% |
| 10 | PUNYANAND BHAGAT | Left | 4,774 | 3.9% |
| 11 | ANANT KUMAR RAI | 3,749 | 3.1% | |
| 12 | PADAM PARAG RAI RENU PATEL | BPP | 3,213 | 2.6% |
| 13 | SHIV SHANKAR THAKUR | SJP(R) | 1,849 | 1.5% |
| 14 | RAM SAGAR RAI | IND | 1,292 | 1.1% |
| 15 | AMAR NATH VISHWAS | IND | 1,021 | 0.8% |
| 16 | YOGANAND JHA | IND | 1,006 | 0.8% |
| 17 | NARESH PRASAD | IND | 819 | 0.7% |
| 18 | ARVIND YADAV | IND | 782 | 0.6% |
| 19 | RAM KUMAR BHAGAT | IND | 674 | 0.6% |
| 20 | ARVIND KUMAR MANDAL | IND | 507 | 0.4% |
| 21 | KIRAN RISHIDEV | IND | 496 | 0.4% |
| 22 | MUKTI NATH BAHARDAR | IND | 417 | 0.3% |
| 23 | SITARAM RAM | IND | 415 | 0.3% |
| 24 | RAJESH KUMAR RANJAN | IND | 380 | 0.3% |
| 25 | ASHOK KUMAR MANDAL | 358 | 0.3% | |
| 26 | MAHESHWAR PRASAD MANDAL | IND | 357 | 0.3% |
| 27 | BHAGWAN CHAUDHARY | IND | 354 | 0.3% |
| 28 | SATYA NARAYAN WRITER | IND | 348 | 0.3% |
| 29 | LATU PASWAN | IND | 303 | 0.3% |
| 30 | KULANAND MEHTA | IND | 251 | 0.2% |
| 31 | LAL BABU | IND | 228 | 0.2% |
| 32 | KUNDAN THAKUR | IND | 150 | 0.1% |
| 33 | KUVERMAL BODHRA | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (140th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.0% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
140th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
235th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 16.6%IND 12.6%SP 10.7%INC 8.2%IND 7.9%IND 7.3%OTH 36.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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