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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 194 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Fatwa
Winner — 1972
KAMESHWAR PASWAN
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 56.4%INC 23.1%4 others 20.4%
Votes
29,549
56.4% share
Winning margin
17,433
33.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
45.8%
of 1,14,346
Fatwa is a safe seat — KAMESHWAR PASWAN won by 33.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMESHWAR PASWAN | Grand Alliance | 29,549 | 56.4% |
| 2 | KAULESAR DAS | Congress (R) | 12,116 | 23.1% |
| 3 | PREM PRADIP | Left | 4,395 | 8.4% |
| 4 | RAM CHANDRA MOCHI | IND | 3,109 | 5.9% |
| 5 | SARASWATI CHOWDHARY | 2,241 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | RAMPRAVESH PASWAN | 945 | 1.8% |
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 (238th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean33.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.3% · max 80.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
238th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
63rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 56.4%INC 23.1%CPM 8.4%IND 5.9%OTH 6.1%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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