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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 142 · 1980
Katihar
Winner — 1980
SITARAM CHAMARIA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 31.8%BJP 29.3%10 others 38.9%
Votes
20,282
31.8% share
Winning margin
1,644
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
53.0%
of 1,20,150
A closely fought contest. SITARAM CHAMARIA won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SITARAM CHAMARIA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 20,282 | 31.8% |
| 2 | JAGBANDHU ADHIKARI | BJP | 18,638 | 29.3% |
| 3 | SATYA NARAYAN BISHWAS | 9,263 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | SAJAN KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 5,089 | 8.0% |
| 5 | MAKSUD ALAM | Left | 4,932 | 7.7% |
| 6 | S. AHMAD SABRI | JNP(SC) | 1,885 | 3.0% |
| 7 | DINANATH NIRBHAY | IND | 1,186 | 1.9% |
| 8 | RANA RAJENDRA SINGH | JNP(JP) | 943 | 1.5% |
| 9 | DEVENDRA KUMAR | IND | 543 | 0.8% |
| 10 | SATYA NARAYAN PASWAN | IND | 447 | 0.7% |
| 11 | FAKIR MOHAMMAD | IND | 263 | 0.4% |
| 12 | SHAMBHU DAYAL SHARMA | IND | 222 | 0.3% |
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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 (63rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.1% · max 56.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
63rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
227th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 31.8%BJP 29.3%INC(U) 14.5%IND 8.0%CPI 7.7%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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