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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 187 · 1962Reserved (SC)

Bakhri

Winner — 1962

MEDNI PASWAN
INC· INC
INC 53.9%CPI 41.4%1 others 4.7%
Votes
15,414
53.9% share
Winning margin
3,569
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
48.5%
of 58,930

A clear win with a 12.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MEDNI PASWAN
INC
15,41453.9%
2
YUGAL KISHORE SHARMA
Left
11,84541.4%
3
DHANUSHDHARI SADA
Swatantra Party
1,3314.7%

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 (125th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.6% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
65th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.9%CPI 41.4%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Brass Metal Work🏺Garments & Active Wear🏺Tikuli Paintings
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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot…

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 608 & 611

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot…

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 399

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The Tank

The Tank

🏛️MonumentASI

The Tank

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Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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