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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 179 · 1977

Tarapur

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Winner — 1977

KAUSHALAYA DEVI
JNP· Janata
JNP 29.7%INC 25.9%16 others 44.3%
Votes
19,195
29.7% share
Winning margin
2,455
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
63.2%
of 1,02,093

A closely fought contest. KAUSHALAYA DEVI won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAUSHALAYA DEVI
JNP
Janata
19,19529.7%
2
TARINI PRASAD SINGH
INC
INC
16,74025.9%
3
NARAYAN YADAV
IND
6,46010.0%
4
SHIVNANDAN BHAGAT
IND
6,4269.9%
5
CHHATRAPATI MANDAL
IND
4,3786.8%
6
JAFAR HASAN
IND
3,4705.4%
7
VIJOY NARAYAN KAPRI
IND
1,9043.0%
8
MAHESH JHA
IND
1,8452.9%
9
VIJOY LAXMI DEVI
IND
1,1801.8%
10
BRAHMANAND SINGH
IND
6811.1%
11
VIJOY NARYAN PRASHANT
IND
5800.9%
12
OM PRAKASH SINGH
IND
3950.6%
13
TARINI PD. YADAV
IND
3390.5%
14
VIBHUTI BHUSHAN CHOUBEY
IND
2660.4%
15
PRAMOD SINGH
IND
2630.4%
16
BADRI YADAV
IND
2020.3%
17
RAMCHANER SAO
IND
1320.2%
18
GANOURI SAH
IND
1060.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (166th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.8% · max 25.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
166th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
100th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 29.7%INC 25.9%IND 10.0%IND 9.9%IND 6.8%IND 5.4%OTH 12.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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