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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 218 · 1972
Buxar
Winner — 1972
JAG NARAIN TRIVEDI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 54.0%NCO 34.7%4 others 11.3%
Votes
28,424
54.0% share
Winning margin
10,175
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.6%
of 1,06,000
Buxar is a safe seat — JAG NARAIN TRIVEDI won by 19.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAG NARAIN TRIVEDI | Congress (R) | 28,424 | 54.0% |
| 2 | RAJA RAM ARYA | 18,249 | 34.7% | |
| 3 | DUNIA PRASAD RAI | 2,471 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | BIRENDRA PRASAD RAI | Grand Alliance | 1,860 | 3.5% |
| 5 | NET LAL SINGH | IND | 830 | 1.6% |
| 6 | JAGANNATH PRASAD KESRI | Grand Alliance | 773 | 1.5% |
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 (142nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 1.1% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
142nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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133rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.0%NCO 34.7%OTH 11.3%
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?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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