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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 215 · 1959 by-elections
Nawada
Winner — 1959 by-elections
M. AHMAD
INC 38.9%PSP 28.4%2 others 32.7%
Votes
10,236
38.9% share
Winning margin
2,762
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Nawada was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 2,762 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. AHMAD | 10,236 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | T.N. YADAV | 7,474 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | G.S. KESHARI | 6,283 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | K. SINGH | IND | 2,338 | 0.0% |
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 (175th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.5% · max 31.6%
How contested is turnout?
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64%
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175th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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205th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
5 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%
What's nearby?
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