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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 218 · 1980
Brahmpur
Winner — 1980
RISHI KESH TIWARI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 32.1%BJP 28.5%9 others 39.5%
Votes
24,852
32.0% share
Winning margin
2,774
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
48.8%
of 1,59,006
A closely fought contest. RISHI KESH TIWARI won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RISHI KESH TIWARI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 24,852 | 32.0% |
| 2 | SWAMI NATH TIWARI | BJP | 22,078 | 28.5% |
| 3 | RAM AWADESH CHAUDHARY | JNP(SC) | 13,049 | 16.8% |
| 4 | JANARDAN RAI | JNP(JP) | 6,822 | 8.8% |
| 5 | KAMTA PRASAD SINGH | Left | 3,771 | 4.9% |
| 6 | RAM KANT THAKUR | JNP(SR) | 3,636 | 4.7% |
| 7 | LAL SAHEB SINGH | IND | 1,769 | 2.3% |
| 8 | CHATURA NAND TIWARI | IND | 677 | 0.9% |
| 9 | GITA MISHRA | 633 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | SHEO NATH PANDEY | IND | 165 | 0.2% |
| 11 | HARI PRASAD CHAMAR | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
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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 (142nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 1.1% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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142nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
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127th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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133rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 32.0%BJP 28.5%JNP(SC) 16.8%JNP(JP) 8.8%OTH 13.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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