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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 192 · 1995Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1995

MAHAVIR CHAUDHARY
INC· INC
INC 35.9%JD 25.2%14 others 38.8%
Votes
36,095
35.9% share
Winning margin
10,713
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
59.1%
of 1,70,164

A clear win with a 10.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHAVIR CHAUDHARY
INC
INC
36,09535.9%
2
TARA DEVI
JD
Janata Dal
25,38225.3%
3
VINOD PASWAN
SAP
19,86819.8%
4
SUNIL KUMAR CHAUDHARY
BPP
6,4056.4%
5
RAM NANDAN SINGH
BJP
BJP
4,6434.6%
6
BHAGWAT RAVIDAS
SP
Samajwadi Party
4,6184.6%
7
SHANTI DEVI
IND
7120.7%
8
PARIKSHAN RAM
IND
5820.6%
9
BHUSAN PASWAN
IND
5330.5%
10
GARIBAN PASWAN
IND
4030.4%
11
SUBODH PASWAN
IND
2790.3%
12
VINDESHWAR DAS
IND
2570.3%
13
DINESH KUMAR
IND
2240.2%
14
BRIJENDRA PASWAN
IND
1970.2%
15
RAMYATAN PASWAN
IND
1650.2%
16
YOGENDRA PASWAN
IND
1630.2%

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 (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 0.0% · max 65.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
192nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
62nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.9%JD 25.3%SAP 19.8%BPP 6.4%OTH 12.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

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