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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Bihar

Winner — 1985

SARJU PRASAD SAROJ
INC· INC
INC 54.1%LKD 31.9%8 others 14.0%
Votes
28,635
54.1% share
Winning margin
11,722
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
36.3%
of 1,45,803

Bihar is a safe seat — SARJU PRASAD SAROJ won by 22.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SARJU PRASAD SAROJ
INC
28,63554.1%
2
BABU LAL SAROJ
Lok Dal
16,91331.9%
3
SANT LAL
Left
2,3484.4%
4
MOHAN S/O LAXMAN
BJP
1,7103.2%
5
DAULAT RAM TUFAN
IND
1,1082.1%
6
CHHOTEY LAL
IND
8681.6%
7
DEOTA DIN
Janata
4730.9%
8
RAM DULAR
3400.6%
9
RAM KHELAWAN
IND
3050.6%
10
MOHAN S/O SUKRU
IND
2680.5%

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

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 (280th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.0% · max 41.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
280th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
277th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
196th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.1%LKD 31.9%OTH 14.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,81,896
Density
712 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,168 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.9%Muslim 21.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.1%
Electricity18.0%
Sanitation31.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.3%
Children fully vaccinated69.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Children underweight (under 5)43.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.9%
Clean cooking fuel39.8%
Health insurance13.6%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Zari and Zardozi
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A square Tomb (Tomb of Ikhlas Khan) on the east side of the town

🏛️MonumentASI

A square Tomb (Tomb of Ikhlas Khan) on the east side of the town

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Dargah of Imadul Mulk alias Pisan Hari-ka-Gumbaz dated A.D. 896

🏛️MonumentASI

Dargah of Imadul Mulk alias Pisan Hari-ka-Gumbaz dated A.D. 896

Jami Masjid

Jami Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Jami Masjid

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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