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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Nawanagar
Winner — 1972
LAL BEHARI PRASAD
CPI· Left
CPI 63.5%NCO 18.8%1 others 17.7%
Votes
23,027
63.5% share
Winning margin
16,221
44.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
35.6%
of 1,01,663
Nawanagar is a safe seat — LAL BEHARI PRASAD won by 44.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAL BEHARI PRASAD | Left | 23,027 | 63.5% |
| 2 | SITA RAM PASWAN | 6,806 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | NAND KISHORE PRASAD | 6,409 | 17.7% |
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 (156th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe44.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
156th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
116th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 63.5%NCO 18.8%SOP 17.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushroom🏺Rice
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Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.