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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 92 · 2020Reserved (SC)
Sakra
Winner — 2020
Ashok Kumar Chodhary
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 40.2%INC 39.3%10 others 20.4%
Votes
67,265
40.3% share
Winning margin
1,537
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
63.1%
of 2,64,916
Sakra was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,537 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashok Kumar Chodhary | NDA (NDA) | 67,265 | 40.3% |
| 2 | Umesh Kumar Ram | 65,728 | 39.3% | |
| 3 | Sanjay Paswan | Lok Janshakti Party | 13,528 | 8.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,392 | 2.6% |
| 5 | Suresh Mhato | IND | 3,288 | 2.0% |
| 6 | Shiv Lal Paswan | IND | 2,690 | 1.6% |
| 7 | Raj kumar Choudhary | BPL | 2,277 | 1.4% |
| 8 | Suresh Kumar | JAPL | 1,936 | 1.2% |
| 9 | Geeta Kumari | BSP | 1,920 | 1.1% |
| 10 | Dr. Abhay Kumar | 1,835 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | Shashi Prabha Kumari | JNSHKVPD | 1,196 | 0.7% |
| 12 | Randhir Kumar Ram | BJKVP | 1,067 | 0.6% |
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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.
High turnout (20th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.4% · max 17.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
20th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
127th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 40.3%INC 39.3%LJP 8.1%OTH 9.7%NOTA 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.33 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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