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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Chhatarur
Winner — 1972
KUMBH N. SARDAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 45.1%SOP 44.8%3 others 10.1%
Votes
22,309
45.1% share
Winning margin
163
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.2%
of 98,499
Chhatarur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 163 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUMBH N. SARDAR | Congress (R) | 22,309 | 45.1% |
| 2 | MAHENSA N. SARDAR | 22,146 | 44.8% | |
| 3 | JAGDISH PD. PASWAN | IND | 1,971 | 4.0% |
| 4 | LAKSHMI NARAIN RAM | 1,571 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | ADHIK LAL PESWAN | Grand Alliance | 1,447 | 2.9% |
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.
Low turnout (225th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.3% · max 62.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
225th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
25th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.1%SOP 44.8%OTH 10.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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