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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 10 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Motihari
Winner — 1957
SHAKUNTALA DEVI
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
BIGOO RAM
INC· 19,801 votes
INC 30.3%INC 26.7%8 others 43.1%
Votes
22,491
30.3% share
Winning margin
16,448
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
36.7%
of 1,01,205
Motihari is a safe seat — SHAKUNTALA DEVI won by 22.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKUNTALA DEVI | 22,491 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | BIGOO RAM | 19,801 | 26.6% | |
| 3 | KAMAL PD. SINGH | CNPSPJP | 6,043 | 8.1% |
| 4 | SANT SEWAK PD. | 4,974 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | PANCHU SAHNI | IND | 4,841 | 6.5% |
| 6 | KAWALDHARI MAHRA | CNPSPJP | 4,135 | 5.6% |
| 7 | PURAN RAM | IND | 4,054 | 5.5% |
| 8 | MATHURA PD. SAH | IND | 3,571 | 4.8% |
| 9 | BIRLAL HAZARA | 3,332 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | SARJUG SAHNI | IND | 1,057 | 1.4% |
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.
High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 22.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
22nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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192nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.3%INC 26.6%CNPSPJP 8.1%PSP 6.7%IND 6.5%CNPSPJP 5.6%OTH 16.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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