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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 164 · 2020
Tarapur
Winner — 2020
Mewa Lal Choudhary
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 36.9%RJD 32.8%24 others 30.3%
Votes
64,468
36.9% share
Winning margin
7,225
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
55.0%
of 3,17,340
A closely fought contest. Mewa Lal Choudhary won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
5 of 25 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
26 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mewa Lal Choudhary | NDA (NDA) | 64,468 | 36.9% |
| 2 | Divya Prakash | 57,243 | 32.8% | |
| 3 | Mina Devi | Lok Janshakti Party | 11,264 | 6.5% |
| 4 | Rajesh Kumar Mishra | IND | 10,466 | 6.0% |
| 5 | Jitendra Kumar | 5,110 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Anita Devi | JTVP | 1,999 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Pramod Kumar Singh | BHRTLKCHTP | 1,850 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Deji Devi | IND | 1,799 | 1.0% |
| 9 | Om Prakash Rajak | IND | 1,791 | 1.0% |
| 10 | Jayram Singh | IND | 1,638 | 0.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,534 | 0.9% |
| 12 | Sushant Kumar | RJnJnP | 1,534 | 0.9% |
| 13 | Balram Choudhary | IND | 1,399 | 0.8% |
| 14 | Dharmvir Kumar Paswan | IND | 1,384 | 0.8% |
| 15 | Ravi Ranjan Kumar Suraj | IND | 1,364 | 0.8% |
| 16 | Raj Kumar Das | BMUP | 1,248 | 0.7% |
| 17 | Karmvir Kumar Bharti | JAPL | 1,196 | 0.7% |
| 18 | Rinku Kumar | RTMNSWP | 1,071 | 0.6% |
| 19 | Arbind Kumar Singh | BHRTSBLP | 1,015 | 0.6% |
| 20 | Kanhaiya Lal Mishra | IND | 979 | 0.6% |
| 21 | Ranjit Ram | 915 | 0.5% | |
| 22 | Sunil Kumar Bind | IND | 796 | 0.5% |
| 23 | Sarvesh Kumar | IND | 667 | 0.4% |
| 24 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | IND | 648 | 0.4% |
| 25 | Rahul Kumar Sourav | IND | 623 | 0.4% |
| 26 | Rajesh Kumar Singh | IND | 546 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (162nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.3% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
162nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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168th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 36.9%RJD 32.8%LJP 6.5%IND 6.0%OTH 16.9%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/25
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.38 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
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