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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
JNP· Janata
JNP 25.0%INC 21.3%12 others 53.7%
Votes
12,664
25.0% share
Winning margin
1,903
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
54.4%
of 93,055

A closely fought contest. CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
JNP
Janata
12,66425.0%
2
MD. MOIJUDDIN MUNSHI
INC
INC
10,76121.3%
3
NAZIMUDDIN
IND
6,59413.0%
4
BIBHUTI KANT DAS
IND
4,0738.0%
5
MD. MAJTABA SAYMA
IND
3,4746.9%
6
MAJIBUR RAHMAN
IND
3,4136.7%
7
TAIYAB AZAD KHAN
IND
2,5525.0%
8
MD. HASIM ANJUM
IND
1,4342.8%
9
NAJIR AHMAD
IND
1,4182.8%
10
ANUP LAL BISHWAS
IND
1,0922.2%
11
MOHAMAD YASIN AZAD
IND
1,0702.1%
12
KISTO MOHAN DAS
IND
9922.0%
13
ANIL KUMAR DAS
IND
7011.4%
14
MADHUSUDAN UPADHYAY
IND
3960.8%

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 (33rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.6% · max 68.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
33rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
77th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 25.0%INC 21.3%IND 13.0%IND 8.0%IND 6.9%IND 6.7%OTH 19.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Art🏺Turmeric
Jay Baba Vidyapati Dham Temple

Jay Baba Vidyapati Dham Temple

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