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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1997 by-elections
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Winner — 1997 by-elections
Saba Jafer
IND
IND 37.9%INC 33.6%4 others 28.5%
Votes
45,082
37.9% share
Winning margin
5,159
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
A closely fought contest. Saba Jafer won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saba Jafer | IND | 45,082 | 37.9% |
| 2 | Abdul Jalil Mastan | 39,923 | 33.6% | |
| 3 | Sikender Alam | 16,201 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Raghunath Bhgat | 13,529 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Akhilesh Das | IND | 3,637 | 3.1% |
| 6 | Abdul Razaque | IND | 587 | 0.5% |
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.
High turnout (33rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.6% · max 68.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
33rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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77th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 37.9%INC 33.6%SP 13.6%BJP 11.4%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
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