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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 170 · 1977

Bihpur

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Winner — 1977

SITARAM SINGH AZAD
CPI· Left
CPI 40.5%JNP 33.2%8 others 26.3%
Votes
22,006
40.5% share
Winning margin
3,979
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
50.3%
of 1,07,959

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SITARAM SINGH AZAD
CPI
Left
22,00640.5%
2
RAM BRIKSH KUMAR
JNP
Janata
18,02733.2%
3
MAHANTH KOSHAL DAS
IND
7,05613.0%
4
MAHENDRA PRASAD MANDAL
IND
3,2606.0%
5
DEONARAYAN MANDAL
IND
1,3972.6%
6
SURYA N. SINGH
IND
8741.6%
7
PRITHWICHAND SINGH
IND
6441.2%
8
JAY NARAIN MISHRA
IND
5291.0%
9
SUKDEO PRASAD MANDAL
IND
3330.6%
10
JANARDAN CHEYARI ( CHAUDHARY )
IND
1630.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (199th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 33.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
199th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
4.3%
lowerhigher
2nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 40.5%JNP 33.2%IND 13.0%IND 6.0%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,36,342
Density
924 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
689 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.9%
Electricity19.3%
Sanitation28.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.5%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

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