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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 161 · 2010

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Winner — 2010

JAVED IQBAL ANSARI
RJD· RJD-LJP alliance
RJD 27.2%BJP 25.0%13 others 47.8%
Votes
29,047
27.2% share
Winning margin
2,410
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
52.3%
of 2,04,097

A closely fought contest. JAVED IQBAL ANSARI won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAVED IQBAL ANSARI
RJD
RJD-LJP alliance
29,04727.2%
2
RAM NARAYAN MANDAL
BJP
NDA
26,63725.0%
3
AJIT KUMAR SINGH
IND
17,90216.8%
4
SIMPAL DEVI
IND
8,6108.1%
5
PRATIBHA PRAKASH
IND
6,7626.3%
6
MANOJ SINGH
BSP
BSP
5,1694.8%
7
NILUFAR NAHID
INC
INC
2,8272.6%
8
NARESH PRIYADARSHI
IND
2,8062.6%
9
SITA RAM PASWAN
IND
1,6311.5%
10
GHANSHYAM MANDAL
JMM
1,5201.4%
11
SATISH CHANDRA SINHA
IND
9210.9%
12
MAHESH RAUT
JVM
8820.8%
13
UMAKANT YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
8150.8%
14
ZAFRUL HODA
SP
6200.6%
15
JAI PRAKASH CHOUDHARY
JD(S)
5420.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.8% · max 42.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
27th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
229th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 27.2%BJP 25.0%IND 16.8%IND 8.1%IND 6.3%OTH 16.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%

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.

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