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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 119 · 2009 by-elections
Simri-Bakhtiarpur
Winner — 2009 by-elections
Ch. M.A. Kaiser
INC 35.3%JD(U) 29.5%5 others 35.2%
Votes
35,934
35.3% share
Winning margin
5,870
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
A clear win with a 5.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ch. M.A. Kaiser | 35,934 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Dr.Arun Kumar | 30,064 | 29.5% | |
| 3 | Zafar Alam | 22,256 | 21.8% | |
| 4 | Om.Prakash Narayan | 7,530 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Neelam Bhagat | IND | 2,282 | 2.2% |
| 6 | Hari. Singh | SJP(R) | 2,024 | 2.0% |
| 7 | Shreekant Podar | BJJD | 1,793 | 1.8% |
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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 (160th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.2% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
160th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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177th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
18 seats · 10 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.3%JD(U) 29.5%RJD 21.8%CPI 7.4%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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