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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Sahar
Winner — 1977
DINESHWAR PRASAD
JNP· Janata
JNP 62.9%INC 22.0%11 others 15.1%
Votes
26,686
62.9% share
Winning margin
17,347
40.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
36.4%
of 1,16,647
Sahar is a safe seat — DINESHWAR PRASAD won by 40.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINESHWAR PRASAD | Janata | 26,686 | 62.9% |
| 2 | RAJ DEO RAM | INC | 9,339 | 22.0% |
| 3 | SHEO PUJAN RAM | IND | 3,422 | 8.1% |
| 4 | YOGI PRASAD | IND | 592 | 1.4% |
| 5 | RUP LAL RAM | IND | 493 | 1.2% |
| 6 | DEO DHARI MUSAHAR | IND | 378 | 0.9% |
| 7 | RAM NAGINA RAM | IND | 312 | 0.7% |
| 8 | RAM NARAYAN PRASAD | IND | 305 | 0.7% |
| 9 | NAND JEE RAM | IND | 247 | 0.6% |
| 10 | VITHAL RAM | IND | 238 | 0.6% |
| 11 | DINESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 190 | 0.5% |
| 12 | VISHWANATH CHOUDHARY | IND | 158 | 0.4% |
| 13 | SURYA NATH RAM | IND | 78 | 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 (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean40.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.7% · max 40.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
133rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
67th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 62.9%INC 22.0%IND 8.1%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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