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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 100 · 1972
Sarairanjan
Winner — 1972
CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 35.2%SOP 31.4%4 others 33.4%
Votes
21,395
35.2% share
Winning margin
2,345
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,00,243
A closely fought contest. CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 21,395 | 35.2% |
| 2 | RAM BILASH MISHRA | 19,050 | 31.4% | |
| 3 | RAMU AR CHOUDHARY | Congress (R) | 16,489 | 27.2% |
| 4 | SURESH CHOURASIYA | 2,519 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | SAMLUL HAQUE | IND | 846 | 1.4% |
| 6 | YOGENDRA JHA | Grand Alliance | 417 | 0.7% |
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 (118th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.3% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
118th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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83rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 35.2%SOP 31.4%INC 27.2%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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