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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Sahar

Winner — 1995

PARASNATH
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L) 47.9%INC 28.2%7 others 23.9%
Votes
49,927
47.9% share
Winning margin
20,549
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,69,734

Sahar is a safe seat — PARASNATH won by 19.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARASNATH
CPI(ML)(L)
49,92747.9%
2
JYOTI
INC
29,37828.2%
3
SURESH PASWAN
Janata Dal
19,03418.3%
4
SARDA DEVI
BJP
2,5852.5%
5
SHIOBACHAN RAM
IND
1,2791.2%
6
SHIOPRASAD RAM
IND
7070.7%
7
SARYU RAM
IND
6940.7%
8
SIYARAM PASWAN
IND
3340.3%
9
NIRMAL KUMAR
IND
2380.2%

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.

Average turnout (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.7% · max 40.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
133rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
67th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 47.9%INC 28.2%JD 18.3%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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