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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 176 · 1996 by-elections
Katoria
Winner — 1996 by-elections
Bhola Prasad Yadav
JD 52.4%BJP 16.2%4 others 31.4%
Votes
46,157
52.4% share
Winning margin
31,878
36.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Katoria is a safe seat — Bhola Prasad Yadav won by 36.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhola Prasad Yadav | 46,157 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Upendra Prasad Choudhary | 14,279 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Bipin Sah | 12,966 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Sukdeo Prasad Yadav | 10,987 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Maheshwari Yadav | 3,535 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Bishnu Prasad Yadav | IND | 231 | 0.3% |
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 (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean36.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 25.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
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204th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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50th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
14 seats · 8 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 52.4%BJP 16.2%JMM 14.7%SP 12.5%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bawan Booti🏷️Silao KhajaGI
All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)
🏛️MonumentASI
All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)
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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.