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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 207 · 1957
Sherghati
Winner — 1957
SHAHJEHAN MOHAMMAD
INC· INC
INC 36.2%IND 29.8%2 others 33.9%
Votes
8,045
36.2% share
Winning margin
1,423
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
41.6%
of 53,372
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAHJEHAN MOHAMMAD | 8,045 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | UPENDRA NATH VERMA | IND | 6,622 | 29.8% |
| 3 | UMESH CHANDRA PRASAD | IND | 6,168 | 27.8% |
| 4 | RAMESHWAR SHARAN | 1,367 | 6.2% |
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 (153rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 2.3% · max 58.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
153rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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197th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.2%IND 29.8%IND 27.8%PSP 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.