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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 186 · 1980

Jamalpur

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Winner — 1980

UPENDRA PRASAD VERMA
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 28.9%JNP(JP) 26.6%10 others 44.5%
Votes
21,874
28.9% share
Winning margin
1,769
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
56.8%
of 1,33,256

A closely fought contest. UPENDRA PRASAD VERMA won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UPENDRA PRASAD VERMA
JNP(SC)
21,87428.9%
2
AKCHHAY LAL
JNP(JP)
20,10526.6%
3
SURESH KUMAR SINGH
BJP
BJP
9,83213.0%
4
BHUSHAN YADAV
INC(I)
Congress (I)
9,82313.0%
5
RAMBALAK SINGH
CPI
Left
7,54910.0%
6
MAHAVIR MANDAL
SSD
2,9263.9%
7
INDRADEO PRASAD DINKAR
IND
1,8092.4%
8
NAKULDEO TANTI
IND
5870.8%
9
BHUBNESHWAR MAHTON
JNP(SR)
4060.5%
10
MAHAVIR YADAV
IND
3760.5%
11
RAMESHWAR MANDAL
IND
2550.3%
12
MAHENDRA MANDAL
IND
1560.2%

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 (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.2% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
227th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
156th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 28.9%JNP(JP) 26.6%BJP 13.0%INC(I) 13.0%CPI 10.0%OTH 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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St Luke's Church, Patna, Bihar

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