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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

SATISH CHANDRA JHA
INC· INC
INC 42.7%LKD 33.2%15 others 24.1%
Votes
36,930
42.7% share
Winning margin
8,182
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
56.9%
of 1,52,301

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATISH CHANDRA JHA
INC
INC
36,93042.7%
2
SHANKAR PD. TEKARIWAL
LKD
Lok Dal
28,74833.2%
3
JANARDAN PANDEY
CPI
Left
7,7539.0%
4
DINESH JHA
IND
4,5965.3%
5
MIR KUDUS
IND
2,9373.4%
6
BHAVESH MISHRA
BJP
BJP
1,9882.3%
7
BALBHADRA N. SINGH
IND
1,3261.5%
8
NAGESWAR YADAV
IND
4330.5%
9
DHANESHWAR PD. SINGH
IND
3260.4%
10
VIJAY KUMAR JHA
IND
3000.3%
11
VIMALDEO JHA
IND
2730.3%
12
VASHIST KUMAR
IND
2460.3%
13
RADHA KRISHNA YADAV
IND
2420.3%
14
HARI LAL
IND
1330.1%
15
BHAGTA PASWAN
IND
1200.1%
16
KISHTO THAKUR
IND
1160.1%
17
KISHORE KUMAR SINGH
IND
1100.1%

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

Average turnout (151st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 5.2% · max 56.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
151st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
29th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.7%LKD 33.2%CPI 9.0%IND 5.3%OTH 9.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

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