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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 182 · 1962
Bakhtiarpur
Winner — 1962
MOHAMMAD SALAHUDDIN CHAUDHRY
INC· INC
INC 55.1%SOC 34.8%1 others 10.2%
Votes
20,329
55.1% share
Winning margin
7,495
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
49.8%
of 74,141
Bakhtiarpur is a safe seat — MOHAMMAD SALAHUDDIN CHAUDHRY won by 20.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMAD SALAHUDDIN CHAUDHRY | INC | 20,329 | 55.1% |
| 2 | RAMCHANDRA PRASAD | SOC | 12,834 | 34.8% |
| 3 | BAMBHOLA MANDAL | Swatantra Party | 3,755 | 10.2% |
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.
Low turnout (242nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 2.5% · max 55.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
41%
lowerhigher
242nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
243rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
218th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.1%SOC 34.8%SWA 10.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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