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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 198 · 1995
Hilsa
Winner — 1995
VAIJU PRASAD
JD· Janata Dal
JD 41.9%SAP 38.0%29 others 20.1%
Votes
53,911
41.9% share
Winning margin
4,900
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
31
Turnout
71.3%
of 1,80,538
A closely fought contest. VAIJU PRASAD won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
31 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAIJU PRASAD | Janata Dal | 53,911 | 41.9% |
| 2 | RAM NARESH SINGH | 49,011 | 38.0% | |
| 3 | ARVIND KUMAR | CPI(ML)(L) | 10,280 | 8.0% |
| 4 | AVINASH SHARMA | BJP | 6,998 | 5.4% |
| 5 | NAGINA PRASAD | IND | 2,337 | 1.8% |
| 6 | VRIJNANDAN VIND | IND | 1,441 | 1.1% |
| 7 | GOPAL PRASAD | INC | 1,243 | 1.0% |
| 8 | VASHISTH KUMAR | IND | 806 | 0.6% |
| 9 | UDAY SHANKAR PRASAD | IND | 236 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SABJEET KUMAR | IND | 223 | 0.2% |
| 11 | BUNDI RAVIDAS | IND | 212 | 0.2% |
| 12 | DILIP MOCHI | IND | 205 | 0.2% |
| 13 | UMA SHANKAR PRASAD | IND | 176 | 0.1% |
| 14 | PURUSOTTAM SHARMA | IND | 164 | 0.1% |
| 15 | CHANDRAMANI KUMAR MANI | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PRAMOD KUMAR | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 17 | KUMAR RAJ MANORANJAN SINGH | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 18 | BHAGWAT SINGH | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 19 | USHA DEVI | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 20 | ANJANI KUMAR | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 21 | BHUSHAN PRASAD | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 22 | MOHAN PASWAN | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SHAILENDRA KUMAR | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 24 | SARANDHAR PRASAD | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 25 | SUBHASH SINGH | IND | 82 | 0.1% |
| 26 | SUNIL KUMAR SINGH | BPP | 71 | 0.1% |
| 27 | AHSAN KHAN | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
| 28 | BRAHMDEO PATEL | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 29 | SURENDRA SINGH | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 30 | USHA PRASAD | 54 | 0.0% | |
| 31 | BUDHAN RAM | IND | 33 | 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.
Low turnout (232nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
232nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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201st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 41.9%SAP 38.0%CPI(ML)(L) 8.0%BJP 5.4%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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