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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1972
Harlakmi
Winner — 1972
SHAKUR AHMAD
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.8%CPI 45.4%3 others 5.8%
Votes
31,979
48.8% share
Winning margin
2,260
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.8%
of 1,02,647
A closely fought contest. SHAKUR AHMAD won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKUR AHMAD | Congress (R) | 31,979 | 48.8% |
| 2 | BAIDIANATH YADAV | Left | 29,719 | 45.4% |
| 3 | BINDESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | Grand Alliance | 1,875 | 2.9% |
| 4 | RAM BHAROS CHAUDHARY | 1,209 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | KAPILDEO SINGH | 708 | 1.1% |
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 (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.9% · max 28.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
78th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.3%
lowerhigher
16th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.8%CPI 45.4%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.