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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 235 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

MOHAMMAD ILIAS HUSSAIN
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 22.3%INC(I) 19.4%16 others 58.3%
Votes
15,640
22.3% share
Winning margin
2,033
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
52.3%
of 1,33,995

A closely fought contest. MOHAMMAD ILIAS HUSSAIN won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHAMMAD ILIAS HUSSAIN
JNP(SC)
15,64022.3%
2
KURSHID ANWAR
INC(I)
Congress (I)
13,60719.4%
3
KHALID ANWAR ANSARI
IND
10,28214.7%
4
ALDUDHAR SINGH
INC(U)
8,21111.7%
5
YADUBANSH SINGH
IND
6,8519.8%
6
BASWAN SINGH
JNP(JP)
3,9235.6%
7
PARMANAND SARAOGI
IND
3,5025.0%
8
SHAKTI KUMAR
IND
2,4803.5%
9
RAM NATH SINGH
IND
1,3922.0%
10
LALITA SINGH
BJP
BJP
1,0451.5%
11
HARIDWAR SINGH
JNP(SR)
9251.3%
12
MAHADEO PANDEY
IND
6380.9%
13
PRAMOD KUMAR DUBEY
IND
5000.7%
14
DAYASHANKAR PRASAD
IND
3320.5%
15
RAMSHEO SINGH
IND
2720.4%
16
SAHDEO SINGH
IND
2330.3%
17
SHOUKAT ANSARI
IND
1460.2%
18
BAJNATH BHAGAT
SSD
1020.1%

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

Low turnout (211th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.0% · max 21.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
211th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
76th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 22.3%INC(I) 19.4%IND 14.7%INC(U) 11.7%IND 9.8%JNP(JP) 5.6%OTH 16.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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