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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 195 · 1972
Bihar
Winner — 1972
VIRENDRA PRASAD
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 44.1%CPI 38.5%9 others 17.5%
Votes
31,168
44.0% share
Winning margin
3,955
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
57.3%
of 1,23,476
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRENDRA PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 31,168 | 44.0% |
| 2 | VIJO KUMAR YADAV | Left | 27,213 | 38.5% |
| 3 | M. A. MANZOOR | 3,556 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | MD. FAQURUDDIN |  MUL | 3,228 | 4.6% |
| 5 | RAM KRISHNA PRASAD | 1,571 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | ANWARUL HASAN | IND | 1,393 | 2.0% |
| 7 | RAMDEO RAM | IND | 1,147 | 1.6% |
| 8 | KAILASH PRASAD | BCP | 482 | 0.7% |
| 9 | BARHAM DEO KUMAR | 476 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | NASIMAHMAD KHAN | IND | 357 | 0.5% |
| 11 | MAHANTH BHUNESHWAR PURI | IND | 163 | 0.2% |
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 (230th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.0% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
230th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
55th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 44.0%CPI 38.5%NCO 5.0%OTH 12.5%
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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