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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 170 · 2000

Bihpur

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Winner — 2000

SHAILESH KUMAR
RJD· RJD
RJD 38.2%BJP 21.4%13 others 40.4%
Votes
39,637
38.3% share
Winning margin
17,478
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
62.9%
of 1,64,870

Bihpur is a safe seat — SHAILESH KUMAR won by 16.9%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAILESH KUMAR
RJD
RJD
39,63738.3%
2
DR. BIMLA ROY
BJP
NDA
22,15921.4%
3
AJIT SHARMA
INC
INC
20,96520.2%
4
BALBHADRA CHOUDHARY
IND
8,4288.1%
5
DEWANAND JHA
NCP
NCP
4,5104.3%
6
BARAHAMDEV MANDAL
AJBP
2,4892.4%
7
MAHENDAR PRASAD YADAV
IND
1,5211.5%
8
MADHUKAR YADAV
IND
8560.8%
9
KHALILUR RAHMAN
IND
8450.8%
10
SHANKAR PASWAN
IND
8240.8%
11
RAMBRIKSH DAS
BSP
BSP
5860.6%
12
AJAY KUMAR MANDAL
IND
3380.3%
13
MUSTAFA ALI
BHJC
2760.3%
14
JAGDISH MANDAL
IND
1080.1%
15
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
IND
960.1%

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 (199th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 33.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
199th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
4.3%
lowerhigher
2nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 38.3%BJP 21.4%INC 20.2%IND 8.1%OTH 12.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,36,342
Density
924 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
689 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.9%
Electricity19.3%
Sanitation28.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.5%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

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