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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 204 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Fatwa
Winner — 1977
KAMESHWAR PASWAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 62.9%INC 16.6%6 others 20.4%
Votes
38,873
63.0% share
Winning margin
28,592
46.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
52.9%
of 1,16,788
Fatwa is a safe seat — KAMESHWAR PASWAN won by 46.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMESHWAR PASWAN | Janata | 38,873 | 63.0% |
| 2 | RAM PRAVESH PASWAN | INC | 10,281 | 16.6% |
| 3 | ARJUN CHOUDHRY | IND | 8,030 | 13.0% |
| 4 | BAIJNANDAN PASWAN | IND | 2,551 | 4.1% |
| 5 | CHANDRA DEEP DAS | IND | 878 | 1.4% |
| 6 | RAJENDRA PRASAD DINKAR | IND | 678 | 1.1% |
| 7 | RAM LAGAN RAVIDAS | IND | 360 | 0.6% |
| 8 | CHANDER GUPTA | IND | 102 | 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 (112th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean46.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.7% · max 59.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
112th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.50
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
149th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 63.0%INC 16.6%IND 13.0%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.