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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 185 · 1972
Balia
Winner — 1972
CHANDRA CHOOR DEO
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 30.8%INC 23.3%8 others 45.9%
Votes
19,633
30.8% share
Winning margin
4,803
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
52.1%
of 1,22,210
A clear win with a 7.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRA CHOOR DEO | Grand Alliance | 19,633 | 30.8% |
| 2 | ASHFAQUE AHMAD RAHMANI | Congress (R) | 14,830 | 23.3% |
| 3 | BRAJENDRA MARAYAN YADAV | 11,611 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | BENARSI PRASAD SINGH | 9,589 | 15.1% | |
| 5 | KAPIL DEO CHAURASIA | IND | 2,928 | 4.6% |
| 6 | RAM CHANDRA PRASAD YADAV | IND | 2,459 | 3.9% |
| 7 | SATNARAYAN PRASAD | IND | 932 | 1.5% |
| 8 | CHHEDI LAL | IND | 807 | 1.3% |
| 9 | SHRI KRISHNA CHAUDHARY | IND | 492 | 0.8% |
| 10 | DIL MOHAN MITRA | IND | 379 | 0.6% |
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 (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
103rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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91st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 30.8%INC 23.3%NCO 18.2%SOP 15.1%OTH 12.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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