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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 203 · 1969Reserved (SC)

Punpun

Winner — 1969

MUNSHI CHOUDHARY
SSP· Samyukta Socialist Party
SSP 33.7%INC 28.8%8 others 37.5%
Votes
14,602
33.7% share
Winning margin
2,123
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
42.6%
of 1,01,662

A closely fought contest. MUNSHI CHOUDHARY won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUNSHI CHOUDHARY
Samyukta Socialist Party
14,60233.7%
2
KUANAR RAM
INC
12,47928.8%
3
MAHABIR PASWAN
JAP
9,34221.6%
4
RAMJI PASWAN
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2,1404.9%
5
RAM BRIKSH RAM
1,4943.5%
6
MAHENDRA PRATAP NARAYAN
LTC
1,1032.5%
7
RAM LAGAN RABIDAS
IND
6161.4%
8
NAN CHHEDI SHARAN PASWAN
6081.4%
9
RAM PRABESH PASWAN
IND
6031.4%
10
BABU LAL RAM
BCP
3240.8%

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 (119th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 34.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
119th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
237th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 33.7%INC 28.8%JAP 21.6%OTH 15.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet🏺Rice

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

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