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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

RAI HARISHANKAR SHARMA
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 31.0%INC(I) 28.6%9 others 40.4%
Votes
23,604
31.0% share
Winning margin
1,884
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,21,648

A closely fought contest. RAI HARISHANKAR SHARMA won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAI HARISHANKAR SHARMA
JNP(JP)
23,60431.0%
2
LAXMAN SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
21,72028.6%
3
PITAMBER SINGH
CPI
Left
20,71927.2%
4
SITARAM PRASAD YADAV
JNP(SR)
3,9395.2%
5
ALLUDIN
IND
2,8583.8%
6
RAMLOCHAN RAI
BJP
BJP
1,6682.2%
7
PRAMANAND PATHAK
IND
6610.9%
8
GANGA SAHANI
IND
3970.5%
9
GIRJANANDAN SINGH
IND
2620.3%
10
SUDAMA PRASAD SINGH
IND
1840.2%
11
FULENA PRASAD
IND
650.1%

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 (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 1.1% · max 26.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
102nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
200th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 31.0%INC(I) 28.6%CPI 27.2%JNP(SR) 5.2%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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