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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 114 · 2002 by-electionsReserved (SC)

Chhatapur

Winner — 2002 by-elections

GAURI SHANKAR SARDAR
RJD 40.9%JD(U) 40.5%6 others 18.6%
Votes
27,366
40.9% share
Winning margin
237
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
8

Chhatapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 237 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAURI SHANKAR SARDAR
27,36640.9%
2
VISHWA MOHAN BHARTI
27,12940.5%
3
KUMBH NARAIN SARDAR
5,5258.3%
4
CHAKRADHAR PRASAD RISHIDEO
IND
2,3243.5%
5
MEENA DEVI
IND
1,4882.2%
6
MAJOJ PASWAN
1,4052.1%
7
KUSUM LAL RISHIDEO
IND
1,0851.6%
8
UMANAND PASWAN
IND
6230.9%

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.

Low turnout (214th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.6% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
214th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.65
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
13th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 40.9%JD(U) 40.5%NCP 8.3%OTH 10.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tomato
🏛️

(i) All ancient structures and other monuments or remains and all artificial caves and mounds…

🏛️MonumentASI

(i) All ancient structures and other monuments or remains and all artificial caves and mounds containing ancient remains within the limit of the said ancient city of Manjhi. (ii) Remains of the ancient city Manjhi

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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