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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 141 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

KARUNESHWAR SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 29.4%JNP(SC) 19.6%10 others 51.1%
Votes
16,613
29.4% share
Winning margin
5,552
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
58.4%
of 96,894

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARUNESHWAR SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
16,61329.4%
2
SAPANA DEVI
JNP(SC)
11,06119.6%
3
MANSOOR ALAM
IND
9,51016.8%
4
BHAGWAT AZAD
BJP
BJP
7,32913.0%
5
PREMNATH JAISWAL
IND
4,9428.7%
6
DINESH PRASAD YADAV
CPI
Left
3,9266.9%
7
SHIV NARAYAN YADAV
IND
1,4772.6%
8
MUSA ALI
JNP(SR)
4790.8%
9
GUMANI YADAV
IND
3810.7%
10
SURYA NARAIN SINGH
IND
3670.7%
11
BASUDEO PRASAD SINGH
INC(U)
3120.6%
12
BENOY KIRSHNA MANDAL
IND
1750.3%

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

Average turnout (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.9% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
82nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
28th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 29.4%JNP(SC) 19.6%IND 16.8%BJP 13.0%IND 8.7%CPI 6.9%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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