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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1980

Shahpur

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Winner — 1980

ANAND SHARMA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 26.9%INC(U) 20.2%9 others 52.8%
Votes
15,207
26.9% share
Winning margin
3,784
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
44.5%
of 1,26,871

A clear win with a 6.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANAND SHARMA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
15,20726.9%
2
HARDEO ROY
INC(U)
11,42320.2%
3
JAI NARAYAN MISHRA
JNP(JP)
11,36720.1%
4
AYODHAYA DUTT TRIPATHI
CPI
Left
6,43211.4%
5
YAMUNA SINGH
IND
6,40311.3%
6
RAMDEO MISHRA
IND
2,4374.3%
7
ARVIND BIHARI PANDEY
BJP
BJP
1,4252.5%
8
SHEO SHANKAR SHAH
IND
6731.2%
9
SHEO SHANKAR SINGH
IND
6131.1%
10
BHUWANESHWAR SINGH
IND
3000.5%
11
SAHAJA NAND SINGH
IND
1640.3%

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 (156th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
156th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
116th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 26.9%INC(U) 20.2%JNP(JP) 20.1%CPI 11.4%IND 11.3%OTH 9.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushroom🏺Rice
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Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat

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