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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 165 · 1977
Pirpainti
Winner — 1977
AMBIKA PRASAD
CPI· Left
CPI 52.5%JNP 42.1%5 others 5.5%
Votes
32,759
52.5% share
Winning margin
6,491
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.3%
of 1,12,883
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMBIKA PRASAD | Left | 32,759 | 52.5% |
| 2 | JAMALUDDIN | Janata | 26,268 | 42.1% |
| 3 | PAIRO MURMU | IND | 985 | 1.6% |
| 4 | RAM MANDAL | IND | 666 | 1.1% |
| 5 | RAJANI KANT JHA | IND | 624 | 1.0% |
| 6 | RAM PRASAD DWIVEDI | IND | 607 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SRI KANT PD. | IND | 533 | 0.8% |
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.
Low turnout (202nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.8% · max 45.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
202nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
158th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 52.5%JNP 42.1%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺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.