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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1977
Bibhutpur
Winner — 1977
BANDHU MAHTO
INC· INC
INC 34.0%JNP 32.9%7 others 33.1%
Votes
22,608
34.0% share
Winning margin
763
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.1%
of 1,29,899
Bibhutpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 763 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANDHU MAHTO | INC | 22,608 | 34.0% |
| 2 | SURESH PRASAD MAHTO | Janata | 21,845 | 32.9% |
| 3 | RAMBINOD SHARMA | IND | 12,284 | 18.5% |
| 4 | RAMNATH MAHTO | IND | 3,329 | 5.0% |
| 5 | RAMSHOBIT RAI | IND | 3,198 | 4.8% |
| 6 | RAMPRATAP SINGH | IND | 2,134 | 3.2% |
| 7 | RAGHUNATH CHAUDHARY | IND | 477 | 0.7% |
| 8 | RAMESHWAR RAI | IND | 320 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SHAMBHOO NARAIN SINGH | IND | 221 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (109th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.1% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
109th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
216th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.0%JNP 32.9%IND 18.5%IND 5.0%OTH 9.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%
What's nearby?
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