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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2000
Bhagalpur
Winner — 2000
ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUVEY
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 53.7%RJD 34.6%11 others 11.7%
Votes
64,364
53.7% share
Winning margin
22,877
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
56.5%
of 2,12,238
Bhagalpur is a safe seat — ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUVEY won by 19.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUVEY | NDA (NDA) | 64,364 | 53.7% |
| 2 | ARUN KUMAR | RJD | 41,487 | 34.6% |
| 3 | SIKANDER JAMAL | IND | 6,416 | 5.3% |
| 4 | JANARDAN PRASAD SAH | INC | 4,064 | 3.4% |
| 5 | GOKUL DAS | BJC(R) | 1,131 | 0.9% |
| 6 | TARKESHWAR MANDAL | CPI(ML)(L) | 416 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SAVITA BHAGAT | BSP | 411 | 0.3% |
| 8 | BONGI ROY | IND | 397 | 0.3% |
| 9 | KEDAR NATH SAH | NCP | 346 | 0.3% |
| 10 | BHAG CHAND | AJBP | 271 | 0.2% |
| 11 | HARI PRASAD GOPE | MCO | 240 | 0.2% |
| 12 | BAJO PASWAN | IND | 152 | 0.1% |
| 13 | NISHAD YOGMAYA SAHNI | IND | 143 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (185th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.6% · max 45.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
185th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
58th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.7%RJD 34.6%IND 5.3%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,00,912
Density
815 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,228 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity27.1%
Sanitation31.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.8%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate57.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance15.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.