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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2000

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Winner — 2000

SHASHANK SHEKHAR BHOKTA
JMM· JMM
JMM 51.1%BJP 39.7%7 others 9.1%
Votes
60,482
51.1% share
Winning margin
13,466
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
67.7%
of 1,74,849

A clear win with a 11.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHASHANK SHEKHAR BHOKTA
JMM
JMM
60,48251.1%
2
UDAY SHANKAR SINGH
BJP
NDA
47,01639.7%
3
SIRAJ ANSARI
RJD
RJD
7,2276.1%
4
NIRBHAY CHARAN LAL
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,5971.4%
5
ASHOK ROY
INC
INC
1,2381.1%
6
JIYANAND YADAV
BSP
BSP
2910.3%
7
BALKI PRA SINGH
IND
1700.1%
8
AJAY PRA SINGH
IND
1600.1%
9
SHITAL KISKU
IND
1400.1%

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

Low turnout (234th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.7% · max 18.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
234th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
213th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 51.1%BJP 39.7%RJD 6.1%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
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Bhagalpur Museum

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