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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1969
Laukaha
Winner — 1969
PRAYAG LAL YADAV
CPI· Left
CPI 29.5%SSP 28.5%3 others 41.9%
Votes
14,200
29.5% share
Winning margin
478
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.7%
of 86,316
Laukaha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 478 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAYAG LAL YADAV | Left | 14,200 | 29.5% |
| 2 | KAMESHWAR NARAYAN YADAV | Samyukta Socialist Party | 13,722 | 28.5% |
| 3 | SUKHDEO SAHU | INC | 12,378 | 25.7% |
| 4 | SHAMBHU PRASAD SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 6,837 | 14.2% |
| 5 | SURESH CHAND MISHRA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 961 | 2.0% |
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 (146th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 1.0% · max 49.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
146th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
137th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 29.5%SSP 28.5%INC 25.7%PSP 14.2%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.