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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1995
Poreyahat
Winner — 1995
PRASHANT KUMAR
JMM(S)
JMM(S) 33.0%CPI 24.4%20 others 42.6%
Votes
38,854
33.0% share
Winning margin
10,146
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
64.2%
of 1,83,371
A clear win with a 8.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRASHANT KUMAR | JMM(S) | 38,854 | 33.0% |
| 2 | SANJAY KUMAR | Left | 28,708 | 24.4% |
| 3 | PRADIP YADAVA | BJP | 22,827 | 19.4% |
| 4 | SACHIDANAND SAH | INC | 6,163 | 5.2% |
| 5 | ARUN KUMAR SAH | IND | 4,128 | 3.5% |
| 6 | MAHENDRA PD. SINGH | JMM(M) | 3,424 | 2.9% |
| 7 | KUNDAN KUMAR LAL | BPP | 3,073 | 2.6% |
| 8 | MANILAL PANDIT | Samajwadi Party | 1,387 | 1.2% |
| 9 | AJIT KUMAR MANJHI | 1,309 | 1.1% | |
| 10 | MOTILAL BHAGAT | IND | 1,174 | 1.0% |
| 11 | DILIP KUMAR | 1,139 | 1.0% | |
| 12 | LAXMAN YADAVA | IND | 1,105 | 0.9% |
| 13 | GODDAL ANSARI | IND | 947 | 0.8% |
| 14 | BAMA YADAVA | Janata Dal | 895 | 0.8% |
| 15 | JIYARAM MODI | IND | 723 | 0.6% |
| 16 | KAMLA SAHA | IND | 498 | 0.4% |
| 17 | HITLAL KISKU | IND | 440 | 0.4% |
| 18 | JIWAN PRAKASH SINHA | IND | 236 | 0.2% |
| 19 | SULEMAN JARASAT | IND | 181 | 0.1% |
| 20 | SURENDRA PD. YADAVA | IND | 155 | 0.1% |
| 21 | GHANSHYAM KAPARI | IND | 144 | 0.1% |
| 22 | HEMCHANDRA GOP | IND | 140 | 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 (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 3.8% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
50th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM(S) 33.0%CPI 24.4%BJP 19.4%INC 5.2%OTH 17.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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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