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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1962
Saharsa
Winner — 1962
RAMESH JHA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 60.9%INC 16.5%3 others 22.6%
Votes
26,810
60.9% share
Winning margin
19,524
44.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
51.4%
of 85,646
Saharsa is a safe seat — RAMESH JHA won by 44.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESH JHA | Praja Socialist Party | 26,810 | 60.9% |
| 2 | VISHWESHWARI DEVI | INC | 7,286 | 16.6% |
| 3 | BHUBNESHWAR JHA | Swatantra Party | 5,194 | 11.8% |
| 4 | JAGDISH NARAYAN MANDAL | IND | 4,141 | 9.4% |
| 5 | DASHRATH SINGH | IND | 606 | 1.4% |
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 (188th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe44.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 0.1% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
188th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
48th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 60.9%INC 16.6%SWA 11.8%IND 9.4%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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