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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1962
Araria
Winner — 1962
BALKRISHNA JHA
IND
IND 38.6%SWA 26.0%2 others 35.4%
Votes
15,245
38.5% share
Winning margin
4,945
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
46.5%
of 85,074
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALKRISHNA JHA | IND | 15,245 | 38.5% |
| 2 | ZAHIRUDDIN | Swatantra Party | 10,300 | 26.1% |
| 3 | ZIAUR RAHMAN | INC | 8,891 | 22.5% |
| 4 | AZAM | Praja Socialist Party | 5,108 | 12.9% |
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 (79th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 3.6% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
79th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
99th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.5%SWA 26.1%INC 22.5%PSP 12.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery
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Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)
🏛️MonumentASI
Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.