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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 164 · 2000

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Winner — 2000

ASHOK KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 26.0%RJD 17.5%17 others 56.6%
Votes
32,025
26.0% share
Winning margin
10,506
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
59.8%
of 2,05,995

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK KUMAR
BJP
NDA (NDA)
32,02526.0%
2
ATAUR RAHMAN SIDDIQUE
RJD
RJD
21,51917.5%
3
AWADH BIHARI SINGH
INC
INC
12,62210.2%
4
VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH
JMM
12,1819.9%
5
SURESH PD. YADAV
CPI
12,1139.8%
6
USMAN GANI
IND
6,7865.5%
7
ENAMUL HAQUE
BJC(R)
5,6464.6%
8
JAI RAM SOREN
IND
4,4293.6%
9
HARI NARAYAN MAHTO
IND
2,8252.3%
10
KAPIL DEO BHAGAT
JKPP
2,6232.1%
11
BHUPENDRA KUMAR RAM
BSP
BSP
2,1221.7%
12
ANBARUL HODA
NCP
NCP
1,8641.5%
13
VIJAY SINGH
IND
1,4971.2%
14
RAJ KAPOOR MAHTO
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,3911.1%
15
MOHSIN
RLD
NDA
1,2201.0%
16
FAIYAZ BHAGALPURI
JD(S)
8120.7%
17
SHAMBHU NATH PANDEY
AJBP
6460.5%
18
KSHITISH CHANDRA JHA
IND
5130.4%
19
SHAHBAZ ALAM
IND
4390.4%

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 (162nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.3% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
162nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
168th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 26.0%RJD 17.5%INC 10.2%JMM 9.9%CPI 9.8%IND 5.5%OTH 21.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Mentha

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