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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Kumarkhand
Winner — 1985
NAWAL KISHORE BHARTI
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 39.9%INC 38.6%7 others 21.5%
Votes
29,218
39.9% share
Winning margin
977
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.0%
of 1,37,983
Kumarkhand was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 977 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAWAL KISHORE BHARTI | Lok Dal | 29,218 | 39.9% |
| 2 | YASHODA DEVI | INC | 28,241 | 38.6% |
| 3 | BAIDYANATH PASWAN | Left | 7,704 | 10.5% |
| 4 | DEO NR. PASWAN | Left | 4,888 | 6.7% |
| 5 | CHHATU RISHI | IND | 1,371 | 1.9% |
| 6 | LALAN RAM | IND | 884 | 1.2% |
| 7 | KAMLESHWAR RAM | IND | 661 | 0.9% |
| 8 | VIRANCHI PASWAN | IND | 126 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ANUP LAL PASWAN | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (188th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 0.1% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
188th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
48th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 39.9%INC 38.6%CPM 10.5%CPI 6.7%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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