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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 196 · 1967
Asthawan
Winner — 1967
B. P. JAWAHAR
INC· INC
INC 38.4%IND 20.5%8 others 41.1%
Votes
19,651
38.4% share
Winning margin
9,171
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
50.2%
of 1,01,983
Asthawan is a safe seat — B. P. JAWAHAR won by 17.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. P. JAWAHAR | INC | 19,651 | 38.4% |
| 2 | N. K. P. SINGH | IND | 10,480 | 20.5% |
| 3 | M. H. KHAN | Samyukta Socialist Party | 7,168 | 14.0% |
| 4 | G. ARYA | 6,719 | 13.1% | |
| 5 | S. MAHTA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,035 | 5.9% |
| 6 | D. K. SINGH | IND | 1,854 | 3.6% |
| 7 | T. MAHIO | IND | 913 | 1.8% |
| 8 | Y. P. SINGH | IND | 635 | 1.2% |
| 9 | S. MOQTAZIB | IND | 392 | 0.8% |
| 10 | D. LAL | IND | 305 | 0.6% |
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 (172nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
82nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.4%IND 20.5%SSP 14.0%RPI 13.1%BJS 5.9%OTH 8.0%
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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