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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 194 · 1962
Bihar North
Winner — 1962
SYED WASIUDDIN AHMED
INC· INC
INC 47.3%CPI 34.2%4 others 18.4%
Votes
19,324
47.4% share
Winning margin
5,361
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
51.3%
of 79,574
A clear win with a 13.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYED WASIUDDIN AHMED | INC | 19,324 | 47.4% |
| 2 | HABIBUR RAHMAN | Left | 13,963 | 34.2% |
| 3 | BIRENDRA PRASAD | 5,721 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | DINA NATH UPADHYAYA | 998 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | BISHWANATH PRASAD | Praja Socialist Party | 504 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD | IND | 302 | 0.7% |
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.
Low turnout (238th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.3% · max 80.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
238th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
63rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.4%CPI 34.2%BJS 14.0%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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