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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1972
Dhaka
Winner — 1972
HAFIZ IDRIS ANSARI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 33.2%IND 28.0%5 others 38.8%
Votes
18,619
33.2% share
Winning margin
2,931
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.3%
of 1,11,410
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAFIZ IDRIS ANSARI | Congress (R) | 18,619 | 33.2% |
| 2 | NEK MAHAMAD AKHTAR | IND | 15,688 | 28.0% |
| 3 | SHYAM SUNDER THAKUR | 7,130 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | CHANDRA DEO NARAIN | 6,420 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | RAM BAHADUR PD. SINHA | Grand Alliance | 6,370 | 11.4% |
| 6 | D. M. YAKUB | IND | 1,274 | 2.3% |
| 7 | MAHAMAD SOEL | IND | 561 | 1.0% |
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 (122nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
122nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
101st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.2%IND 28.0%NCO 12.7%SOP 11.4%BJS 11.4%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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