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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1969
Dhaka
Winner — 1969
MASODUR RAHMAN
INC· INC
INC 42.7%BJS 35.7%3 others 21.6%
Votes
20,592
42.7% share
Winning margin
3,368
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.0%
of 87,734
A clear win with a 7.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MASODUR RAHMAN | INC | 20,592 | 42.7% |
| 2 | RAM BAHADUR PRASAD SINHA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 17,224 | 35.7% |
| 3 | NEK MOHAMMAD AKHTAR | Left | 7,921 | 16.4% |
| 4 | KAPILDEO NARAIN SHARMA | LTC | 1,953 | 4.0% |
| 5 | NAG NARAIN THAKUR | Samyukta Socialist Party | 541 | 1.1% |
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 (122nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
122nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
101st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.7%BJS 35.7%CPI 16.4%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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