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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Bakhri

Winner — 1977

RAM CHANDRA PASWAN
CPI· Left
CPI 65.0%JNP 24.1%6 others 10.9%
Votes
31,535
65.0% share
Winning margin
19,831
40.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
49.5%
of 98,062

Bakhri is a safe seat — RAM CHANDRA PASWAN won by 40.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM CHANDRA PASWAN
Left
31,53565.0%
2
MEDNI PASWAN
Janata
11,70424.1%
3
RAMDHIN PASWAN
Left
2,4225.0%
4
YUGAL KISHORE SHARMA
IND
1,1372.3%
5
RAMSAGAR CHOUDHARY
IND
8721.8%
6
GANESHWAR DAS
IND
4370.9%
7
PARMESHWAR GORIA MOCHI
IND
2570.5%
8
VISHNUDEO MANDAL
IND
1670.3%

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 (225th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
40.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.3% · max 62.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
225th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
25th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 65.0%JNP 24.1%OTH 10.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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