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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1967
Araria
Winner — 1967
S.P. GUPTA
INC· INC
INC 34.7%BJS 22.0%4 others 43.3%
Votes
15,151
34.7% share
Winning margin
5,560
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.2%
of 74,957
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.P. GUPTA | INC | 15,151 | 34.7% |
| 2 | J. JHA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 9,591 | 22.0% |
| 3 | AZAM | Praja Socialist Party | 7,801 | 17.9% |
| 4 | N.L. MANDAL | IND | 4,880 | 11.2% |
| 5 | T. ARFIN | IND | 4,003 | 9.2% |
| 6 | NASIRUDDIN | Samyukta Socialist Party | 2,222 | 5.1% |
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
lean12.7%
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
INC 34.7%BJS 22.0%PSP 17.9%IND 11.2%IND 9.2%SSP 5.1%
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.