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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

LAKHAN MAHTO
JNP· Janata
JNP 43.3%IND 33.3%7 others 23.5%
Votes
22,654
43.3% share
Winning margin
5,234
10.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
47.0%
of 1,11,381

A clear win with a 10.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAKHAN MAHTO
JNP
Janata
22,65443.3%
2
HEMANT KUMAR JHA
IND
17,42033.3%
3
VINAY KANT DUBEY
INC
INC
5,72210.9%
4
RAM PRASAD JHA
IND
2,0363.9%
5
BISHNU MANJHI
IND
1,3902.6%
6
SAHIB RAM MARANDI
PHJ
1,3212.5%
7
NIRANJAN JHA
IND
1,1262.1%
8
AHMED ALI
IND
3970.8%
9
CHANDRA SEKHAR JHA
IND
3010.6%

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

Average turnout (66th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.8% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
66th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 43.3%IND 33.3%INC 10.9%OTH 12.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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
Known forDISTRICT
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