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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 164 · 2015

Tarapur

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Winner — 2015

M L CHOUDHARY
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 43.6%HAMS 35.8%12 others 20.6%
Votes
66,411
43.6% share
Winning margin
11,947
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
52.6%
of 2,89,179

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.97 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M L CHOUDHARY
JD(U)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
66,41143.6%
2
SAKUNI CHOUDHARY
HAMS
54,46435.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5,5653.7%
4
SANJAY KUMAR
JMM
5,0173.3%
5
KARMVIR KUMAR BHARATI
IND
3,9712.6%
6
ANIL KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,7971.8%
7
GOPAL KRISHNA BARMA
SHS
2,4941.6%
8
SAGAR SUMAN SINGH
CPI
2,4111.6%
9
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
RSMD
2,3711.6%
10
RAM PRASAD SAH
AAHPTY
1,8091.2%
11
ANITA DEVI
JAPL
1,5671.0%
12
KRISHNADEO SAH
SUCI
1,2780.8%
13
AMARESHWAR KUMAR
IND
1,1450.8%
14
SITA RAM DAS
BSP
BSP
9490.6%

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

Average turnout (162nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.3% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
162nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
168th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 43.6%HAMS 35.8%OTH 17.0%NOTA 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.97 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Mentha

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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