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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

SHAMBHU SHARAN THAKUR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 21.2%IND 18.5%9 others 60.4%
Votes
11,593
21.2% share
Winning margin
1,462
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
54.0%
of 1,01,427

A closely fought contest. SHAMBHU SHARAN THAKUR won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAMBHU SHARAN THAKUR
INC
Congress (R)
11,59321.2%
2
BHUBNESHWAR RAI
IND
10,13118.5%
3
NALINI RANJAN SINHA
SUC
8,82816.1%
4
YAMUNA PD. TRIPATHI
NCO
6,98112.7%
5
YOGENDRA PRASAD SHARMA
BJS
Grand Alliance
5,4459.9%
6
HARIHAR PRASAD SAHI
IND
5,3019.7%
7
SURJA DEO SINGH
IND
2,8975.3%
8
SULAIMAN ANSARI
SOP
1,4952.7%
9
CHATURBHUJ RAM
IND
9201.7%
10
RADHIKA DEVI
IND
6381.2%
11
KIRAN SINHA
IND
5681.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.1% · max 58.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
1st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.84
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
126th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 21.2%IND 18.5%SUC 16.1%NCO 12.7%BJS 9.9%IND 9.7%OTH 11.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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