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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 193 · 1972
Bakhtiarpur
Winner — 1972
BHOLA PRASAD SINGH
SOP 33.3%NCO 32.3%7 others 34.4%
Votes
30,432
33.3% share
Winning margin
900
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
75.6%
of 1,21,031
Bakhtiarpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 900 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHOLA PRASAD SINGH | 30,432 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | HARI NARAIN SINGH | 29,532 | 32.3% | |
| 3 | RAM LAKHAN RAI | IND | 22,526 | 24.6% |
| 4 | RAMJEE CHAUDHARY | IND | 5,290 | 5.8% |
| 5 | HARI NANDAN RAI | IND | 2,395 | 2.6% |
| 6 | RAGHUNANDAN PRASAD SINGH | Grand Alliance | 730 | 0.8% |
| 7 | RAM NARESH SINGH | IND | 309 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAM VRIKSHA SINGH | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
| 9 | BHARAT SHARMA | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
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 (228th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 30.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
228th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
103rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 33.3%NCO 32.3%IND 24.6%IND 5.8%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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