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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1957
Bihpur
Winner — 1957
PRABHUNARAIN ROY
CPI· Left
CPI 39.5%INC 37.8%3 others 22.7%
Votes
15,288
39.5% share
Winning margin
683
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
53.1%
of 72,793
Bihpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 683 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRABHUNARAIN ROY | 15,288 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | SUKHDEO CHAUDHARY | 14,605 | 37.8% | |
| 3 | GYANESHWAR PD. YADAV | 6,003 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | CHANDRADHAR PRASAD NANDKULIAR | IND | 2,031 | 5.3% |
| 5 | KEDARNATH SINGH | IND | 751 | 1.9% |
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 (33rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.6% · max 68.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
33rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
77th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 39.5%INC 37.8%BJS 15.5%IND 5.3%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
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