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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1980
Poreyahat
Winner — 1980
SURAJ MANDAL
JMM 41.7%IND 11.6%18 others 46.7%
Votes
24,894
41.7% share
Winning margin
17,956
30.1% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
47.2%
of 1,26,456
Poreyahat is a safe seat — SURAJ MANDAL won by 30.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURAJ MANDAL | 24,894 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | LAKHAN MAHTON | IND | 6,938 | 11.6% |
| 3 | KSHEM NARAYAN CHOUDHARY | IND | 6,324 | 10.6% |
| 4 | VASUDEO PD. MANDAL | BJP | 3,722 | 6.2% |
| 5 | MANBHARAN ROY | IND | 2,477 | 4.2% |
| 6 | NIRMAL SAH | JNP(JP) | 2,423 | 4.1% |
| 7 | M.HADIS ANSARI | IND | 2,095 | 3.5% |
| 8 | GADADHAR SINGH | IND | 2,027 | 3.4% |
| 9 | MANI LAL MANDAL | 1,567 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | HASAN UDDIN | IND | 1,538 | 2.6% |
| 11 | NARESH PRASAD MANDAL | IND | 1,246 | 2.1% |
| 12 | HEN KANT MAJHI | JNP(SR) | 1,000 | 1.7% |
| 13 | MOTI LAL BHAGAT | IND | 903 | 1.5% |
| 14 | KAMLA KANT SINHA | JNP(SC) | 828 | 1.4% |
| 15 | SIB LAL SORAN | IND | 474 | 0.8% |
| 16 | RAJESHWAR LAL | IND | 338 | 0.6% |
| 17 | GHANSHYAM PRASAD | JKD | 292 | 0.5% |
| 18 | CHUNKA HEMRAM | IND | 289 | 0.5% |
| 19 | JAGDISH NR. MANDAL | IND | 208 | 0.3% |
| 20 | NIL KANTH HAZARI | IND | 94 | 0.2% |
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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 (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean30.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 3.8% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
50th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 41.7%IND 11.6%IND 10.6%BJP 6.2%OTH 29.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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