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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 117 · 2000

Saharsa

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Winner — 2000

SHANKAR PRASAD TEKRIWAL
RJD· RJD
RJD 44.6%BPSP 34.8%13 others 20.6%
Votes
63,858
44.6% share
Winning margin
14,077
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
65.3%
of 2,19,198

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANKAR PRASAD TEKRIWAL
RJD
RJD
63,85844.6%
2
LOVELY ANAND
BPSP
49,78134.8%
3
KIRAN JHA
INC
INC
16,92011.8%
4
RAMCHANDRA DAS
CPI(ML)(L)
3,0182.1%
5
ARUN KUMAR
IND
2,6951.9%
6
UMESH DAHLAN
SP
Samajwadi Party
2,5501.8%
7
BADRI NARAYAN MISTRI
IND
7570.5%
8
RATAN KUMAR SINHA
IND
6930.5%
9
ARBIND KUMAR SHARMA
RLD
NDA
6260.4%
10
RAJESH KUMAR
AJBP
5700.4%
11
ABHIMAYU KHAN
IND
5000.3%
12
SHANKAR SINGH
IND
4150.3%
13
MUKESH KUMAR
BSP
BSP
3850.3%
14
MIR KUDDUS
IND
1480.1%
15
BAHADUR PASWAN
IND
1450.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (151st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 5.2% · max 56.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
151st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
29th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 44.6%BPSP 34.8%INC 11.8%OTH 8.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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