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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1967
Rajmahal
Winner — 1967
N. DOKANIE
SWA 47.3%INC 30.4%6 others 22.3%
Votes
19,478
47.3% share
Winning margin
6,957
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
53.0%
of 77,738
Rajmahal is a safe seat — N. DOKANIE won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. DOKANIE | Swatantra Party | 19,478 | 47.3% |
| 2 | H.A. HAQUE | INC | 12,521 | 30.4% |
| 3 | R. NARAYAN | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 4,356 | 10.6% |
| 4 | R.C. YADAV | IND | 1,865 | 4.5% |
| 5 | C. HAZIRA | IND | 1,377 | 3.3% |
| 6 | C.M. SHAMIM | Left | 841 | 2.0% |
| 7 | S. SINGH | IND | 407 | 1.0% |
| 8 | D.L.P. AGRAWAL | IND | 322 | 0.8% |
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 (128th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.4% · max 40.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
128th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
167th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 47.3%INC 30.4%BJS 10.6%OTH 11.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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