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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 4 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Shikarpur

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Winner — 1995

BHOLA RAM TOOFANI
JD· Janata Dal
JD 33.9%BJP 20.8%21 others 45.4%
Votes
33,792
33.9% share
Winning margin
13,094
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
56.9%
of 1,75,343

A clear win with a 13.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHOLA RAM TOOFANI
JD
Janata Dal
33,79233.9%
2
SUBODH KUMAR
BJP
BJP
20,69820.8%
3
NARSINGH BAITHA
INC
INC
12,43012.5%
4
ADALAT HAZRA
CVP
5,4345.5%
5
NANDKISHOR CHAUDHARY
SAP
4,7534.8%
6
MANTI RAM
IND
4,4464.5%
7
BABURAM MANJHI
IND
3,7103.7%
8
SITA RAM PRASAD
IND
3,1153.1%
9
RAM VINOD PASWAN
BPP
2,1252.1%
10
AMERIKA RAM
DDP
1,6501.6%
11
MATHURA RAM
IND
1,1591.2%
12
MANSAROWAR RAM
SJP(R)
1,0571.1%
13
TEJBAHADUR RAM
IND
7450.8%
14
THAKUR RAM
IND
7360.7%
15
RAMAGYA MANJHI
IND
6780.7%
16
RAMESHWAR HAZRA
IND
6700.7%
17
BIKRAM PASWAN
BSP
6570.7%
18
RISHI RAM
IND
4610.5%
19
MUNNA LAL RAM
IND
3700.4%
20
KAPILDEO PASWAN
IND
3680.4%
21
BISHRAM RAM
IND
2510.3%
22
SATYANARAYAN RAM
IND
2280.2%
23
BHAGIRATHI RAM
IND
2060.2%

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 (72nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 2.8% · max 72.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
72nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
159th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 33.9%BJP 20.8%INC 12.5%CVP 5.5%OTH 27.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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