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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1980
Pupri
Winner — 1980
RAMBRIKSHA CHOUDHARY
INC(U) 52.3%INC(I) 26.9%7 others 20.8%
Votes
44,460
52.3% share
Winning margin
21,611
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
60.5%
of 1,40,447
Pupri is a safe seat — RAMBRIKSHA CHOUDHARY won by 25.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMBRIKSHA CHOUDHARY | 44,460 | 52.3% | |
| 2 | SUDAMAM DEVI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 22,849 | 26.9% |
| 3 | HABEEB AHMAD | JNP(JP) | 11,501 | 13.5% |
| 4 | BABUJI RAI | IND | 3,881 | 4.6% |
| 5 | RAMDEVA SAH | IND | 1,101 | 1.3% |
| 6 | LAKSHMI NARAIN GUPTA | 446 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | MADAN MOHAN MISHRA | IND | 278 | 0.3% |
| 8 | VIDYA BHOOSHAN MISHRA | IND | 240 | 0.3% |
| 9 | PREM CHANDRA JHA | IND | 239 | 0.3% |
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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 (96th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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96th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
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38th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(U) 52.3%INC(I) 26.9%JNP(JP) 13.5%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%
What's nearby?
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