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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 128 · 1972
Thakurganj
Winner — 1972
MOHAMMED HUSSAIN AZAD
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.6%BJS 22.4%2 others 26.0%
Votes
21,519
51.6% share
Winning margin
12,180
29.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
42.2%
of 98,702
Thakurganj is a safe seat — MOHAMMED HUSSAIN AZAD won by 29.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMED HUSSAIN AZAD | Congress (R) | 21,519 | 51.6% |
| 2 | TARACHAND AGARWAL | Grand Alliance | 9,339 | 22.4% |
| 3 | MOHAMMED SULEMAN | IND | 6,801 | 16.3% |
| 4 | ASRARUL HAQUE | 4,013 | 9.6% |
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 (107th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 2.6% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
107th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
130th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.6%BJS 22.4%IND 16.3%SOP 9.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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