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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 179 · 1995
Tarapur
Winner — 1995
SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY
SAP 34.6%CPI 32.3%22 others 33.1%
Votes
37,338
34.6% share
Winning margin
2,450
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,64,879
A closely fought contest. SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY | 37,338 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | NARAYAN YADAV | Left | 34,888 | 32.3% |
| 3 | DILIP KR. RANJAN | BJP | 9,397 | 8.7% |
| 4 | SACHCHIDANAND SINGH | INC | 6,882 | 6.4% |
| 5 | CHANDRA BHANU SAH | BPP | 6,037 | 5.6% |
| 6 | SHANKAR PD. BIND | IND | 3,871 | 3.6% |
| 7 | KISHOR YADAV | IND | 2,753 | 2.5% |
| 8 | CHANDRA SEKHAR SINGH | IND | 2,171 | 2.0% |
| 9 | PRABHASH CHANDRA YADAV | IND | 1,378 | 1.3% |
| 10 | NARESH YADAV | IND | 708 | 0.7% |
| 11 | KRISHNA DEO SAH | IND | 423 | 0.4% |
| 12 | BALMIKI MODI | IND | 413 | 0.4% |
| 13 | SATISH KR. CHOUDHARY | 344 | 0.3% | |
| 14 | VIJAY NARAYAN PRASHANT | IND | 275 | 0.3% |
| 15 | DIWAKAR PD. SINGH | IND | 214 | 0.2% |
| 16 | KRISHNA NAND CHOUBEY | IND | 164 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SHALIGRAM YADAV | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 18 | ANIL BHARTI | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 19 | AJIT KR. BARMA | IND | 105 | 0.1% |
| 20 | MAHARANA PRATAP SINGH | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 21 | RAJIV KR. SINGH | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 22 | RAJENDRA DIXIT | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 23 | JAGESHWAR YADAV | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 24 | IQRAMUL | IND | 48 | 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 (166th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.8% · max 25.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
166th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
100th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 34.6%CPI 32.3%BJP 8.7%INC 6.4%BPP 5.6%OTH 12.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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