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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1977
Poreyahat
Winner — 1977
KAMLA KANT PD. SINHA URF LALLU
JNP· Janata
JNP 24.9%INC 13.8%10 others 61.3%
Votes
8,821
24.9% share
Winning margin
3,922
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
32.0%
of 1,10,750
A clear win with a 11.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMLA KANT PD. SINHA URF LALLU | Janata | 8,821 | 24.9% |
| 2 | BAIKUNTH PRASAD YADAV | INC | 4,899 | 13.8% |
| 3 | RAM LAL SINGH | IND | 4,280 | 12.1% |
| 4 | RAMANAND SAH | IND | 4,190 | 11.8% |
| 5 | CHEEMA NARAIN CHAUDHARY | IND | 4,083 | 11.5% |
| 6 | MARK KISKU | IND | 3,730 | 10.5% |
| 7 | BASUDEO PRASAD MANDAL | IND | 3,028 | 8.5% |
| 8 | NILKANTH PATHAK | IND | 1,055 | 3.0% |
| 9 | JAI NARAIN BHAGAT | IND | 1,038 | 2.9% |
| 10 | SAROJ KUMARI | IND | 147 | 0.4% |
| 11 | MOTILAL BHAGAT | IND | 106 | 0.3% |
| 12 | HEMANT KUMAR JHA | IND | 81 | 0.2% |
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 (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 3.8% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
50th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 24.9%INC 13.8%IND 12.1%IND 11.8%IND 11.5%IND 10.5%OTH 15.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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