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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2000
Motihari
Winner — 2000
RAMA DEVI
RJD· RJD
RJD 57.7%BJP 32.4%14 others 9.9%
Votes
78,657
57.8% share
Winning margin
34,567
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
63.0%
of 2,16,227
Motihari is a safe seat — RAMA DEVI won by 25.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMA DEVI | RJD | 78,657 | 57.8% |
| 2 | PRAMOD KUMAR | NDA | 44,090 | 32.4% |
| 3 | TRIVENI TIWARI | 5,552 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | SHIBLI RAZA | IND | 2,115 | 1.6% |
| 5 | RAMESH PRASAD VERMA | BJC(R) | 2,038 | 1.5% |
| 6 | RAM BACHAN TIWARI | CPI(ML)(L) | 968 | 0.7% |
| 7 | NAGENDRA SAHANI | BSP | 804 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SANJAY KUMAR OJHA | AJBP | 546 | 0.4% |
| 9 | TARKESHWAR PRASAD | INC | 497 | 0.4% |
| 10 | KRISHNA KUMAR | IND | 207 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ARVIND KU. SINHA | IND | 205 | 0.1% |
| 12 | DEBENDAR KUMAR | 182 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | VIJAY KU. SINHA | NCP | 125 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BINOD RAM | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAM BALAK RAM | IND | 57 | 0.0% |
| 16 | VED PRAKASH ARYA | SWJP | 56 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.7% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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26th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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49th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 57.8%BJP 32.4%OTH 9.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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