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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 103 · 1985
Balia
Winner — 1985
SAMSU ZEHA
INC· INC
INC 39.3%LKD 32.6%7 others 28.1%
Votes
22,747
39.3% share
Winning margin
3,860
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
41.2%
of 1,40,766
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMSU ZEHA | INC | 22,747 | 39.3% |
| 2 | SHRI NARAYAN YADAV | Lok Dal | 18,887 | 32.6% |
| 3 | TANVIR HASSAN | Janata | 11,088 | 19.1% |
| 4 | JANARDAN PRASAD | IND | 2,099 | 3.6% |
| 5 | ANIL KUMAR DEO | BJP | 1,356 | 2.3% |
| 6 | RAM CHANDRA YADAV | IND | 854 | 1.5% |
| 7 | KAPIL DEO CHOURASIA | IND | 508 | 0.9% |
| 8 | FULESHWAR SAHNI | IND | 215 | 0.4% |
| 9 | RAM DEO RAM | IND | 183 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (187th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.3% · max 45.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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187th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.3%LKD 32.6%JNP 19.1%OTH 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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