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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 204 · 1995Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1995

PUNIT RAI
JD· Janata Dal
JD 34.0%CPI(ML)(L) 20.4%25 others 45.6%
Votes
36,299
34.0% share
Winning margin
14,527
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
57.9%
of 1,84,533

A clear win with a 13.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

27 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PUNIT RAI
Janata Dal
36,29934.0%
2
MARTYUNJAY PASWAN
CPI(ML)(L)
21,77220.4%
3
BALESHWAR RAM
20,82219.5%
4
DINESH CHAUDHARY
BPP
15,37114.4%
5
VISHAVNATH BHAGAT
BJP
3,5993.4%
6
RAMESH PRASAD RAJAK
INC
2,8302.6%
7
PARMILA KUMARI
IND
1,0551.0%
8
RAMA RAM
JP
6070.6%
9
BAIJU NATH
IND
6050.6%
10
MANOJ PASWAN
IND
5570.5%
11
HIRA LAL CHAUDHARY
IND
5350.5%
12
VILAT PASWAN
SJP(R)
3460.3%
13
RAJESH PASWAN
IND
2960.3%
14
RAMVRAKASH CHAUDHARY
IND
2890.3%
15
VASANT KUMAR PATHIK
2860.3%
16
DUKHAN MOCHI
2390.2%
17
SATINATH CHAUDHARY
IND
2210.2%
18
RAJENDER PRASAD
IND
1530.1%
19
KAPILDEV PRASAD
IND
1420.1%
20
RAM CHANDER CHAUDHARY
IND
1400.1%
21
PUNIYA DEVI
IND
1290.1%
22
DEVENDER PASWAN
IND
1160.1%
23
VINDA LAL
IND
1030.1%
24
CHANDESHWAR DAS
IND
950.1%
25
KAPILDEV RAJAK
IND
830.1%
26
JAIGOVIND PASWAN
IND
810.1%
27
SARYUG PASWAN
IND
640.1%

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 (112th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.7% · max 59.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
112th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.50
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
149th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 34.0%CPI(ML)(L) 20.4%SAP 19.5%BPP 14.4%OTH 11.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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