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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 170 · 1980

Bihpur

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Winner — 1980

RAJENDRA PRASAD SHARMA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 37.1%BJP 24.6%7 others 38.4%
Votes
26,316
37.1% share
Winning margin
8,882
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
60.9%
of 1,16,637

A clear win with a 12.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA PRASAD SHARMA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
26,31637.1%
2
VRAHMA DEO MANDAL
BJP
BJP
17,43424.6%
3
RAFIQUE UDDIN MATAWALA
IND
9,59313.5%
4
PURUSHOTAM KUMAR
JNP(SC)
7,22810.2%
5
SITARAM SINGH AZAD
CPI
Left
6,9469.8%
6
RAM BRIKSHA KUMAR
JNP(JP)
1,6142.3%
7
VISHESHVAR YADAV
JNP(SR)
1,0961.5%
8
RAMA SHANKAR PRASAD DEO
IND
4390.6%
9
KISHOR K. YADAV
IND
3030.4%

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

Low turnout (199th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 33.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
199th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
4.3%
lowerhigher
2nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 37.1%BJP 24.6%IND 13.5%JNP(SC) 10.2%CPI 9.8%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,36,342
Density
924 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
689 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.9%
Electricity19.3%
Sanitation28.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.5%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

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