Back to Bihar 1969 map
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1969

Rajmahal

1951195719621967196919721977198019851990199520002005 (Feb)2005 (Oct)2010201520202025

Winner — 1969

OM PRAKASH ROY
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 32.0%INC 27.5%10 others 40.5%
Votes
12,237
32.0% share
Winning margin
1,717
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
46.1%
of 82,859

A closely fought contest. OM PRAKASH ROY won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1967 vs 1969

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OM PRAKASH ROY
BJS
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
12,23732.0%
2
NATHMAL DOKARAI
INC
INC
10,52027.5%
3
YUSUF
LTC
9,10423.8%
4
DURYODHAN MANDAL
CPI
Left
2,0215.3%
5
KASHINATH MANDAL
IND
9082.4%
6
CHANKA HIZRA
IND
8112.1%
7
WRINAL SINGH
IND
7401.9%
8
BADRINATH SINGH
JAP
6431.7%
9
BHOLA NATH RAM GOPE
SWA
Swatantra Party
4131.1%
10
LAKHI PRASAD AGARWAL
IND
3671.0%
11
SETH HEMBRUM
PHJ
2740.7%
12
RAM CHANDRA YADAV
BCP
2040.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (128th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.4% · max 40.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
128th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
167th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 32.0%INC 27.5%LTC 23.8%CPI 5.3%OTH 11.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Art🏺Turmeric

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25
ID: BR-139·View all Bihar 1969 seats →