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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1962
Pupri South
Winner — 1962
DAVENDRA JHA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 46.1%INC 28.1%3 others 25.8%
Votes
13,209
46.0% share
Winning margin
5,147
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
42.7%
of 67,149
Pupri South is a safe seat — DAVENDRA JHA won by 17.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAVENDRA JHA | Praja Socialist Party | 13,209 | 46.0% |
| 2 | ABDUL RASHID ANSARI | INC | 8,062 | 28.1% |
| 3 | RAM BHAROS SHARMA | Swatantra Party | 4,652 | 16.2% |
| 4 | IZHARUL | SOC | 1,684 | 5.9% |
| 5 | INDRASHEKHAR MISHRA | IND | 1,075 | 3.8% |
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 (100th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.9% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
100th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
75th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 46.0%INC 28.1%SWA 16.2%SOC 5.9%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.