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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1995

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Winner — 1995

DEVENDRA KUWAR
JMM(S)
JMM(S) 33.3%JD 22.7%21 others 44.0%
Votes
33,519
33.3% share
Winning margin
10,707
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,50,376

A clear win with a 10.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVENDRA KUWAR
JMM(S)
33,51933.3%
2
JAWAHAR PRASAD SINGH
JD
Janata Dal
22,81222.7%
3
ABHAI KANT PRASAD
BJP
BJP
17,38117.3%
4
GOPAL CHANDRA ROY
INC
INC
14,06014.0%
5
BARUN KUMAR
IND
4,2574.2%
6
LAKSHAMAN MANDAL
CSP-JSD
1,7161.7%
7
GANESH HAJRA
BSP
1,2821.3%
8
DEOSUNDER DAS
IND
8180.8%
9
RANJIT PRASAD ROY
IND
6820.7%
10
SURENDRA RAUT
SAP
5680.6%
11
VIJOY KUMAR CHAUDHARY
JPP
4830.5%
12
HARI CHARAN KHAWARE
SJP(R)
4780.5%
13
RAVI KANT MISHRA
BPP
3890.4%
14
BABLU RAUT
IND
3860.4%
15
ARUN KUMAR ROY
IND
3800.4%
16
GANGA KHAWARE
IND
2260.2%
17
SANJOY KUMAR VERMA
IND
2160.2%
18
MAHENDRA ROY
DDP
1990.2%
19
RAJENDRA PRASAD GUPTA
IND
1810.2%
20
BALESHWAR MANJHI
IND
1570.2%
21
SUMERU SHEKHAR NAG
AMB
1560.2%
22
RAJIV RANJAN
IND
1480.1%
23
RAJESH BAJPAI
IND
850.1%

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 (163rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 26.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
163rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.1%
lowerhigher
18th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM(S) 33.3%JD 22.7%BJP 17.3%INC 14.0%OTH 12.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%

What's nearby?

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