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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1985
Sikti
Winner — 1985
RAMESHWAR YADAV
INC· INC
INC 46.9%LKD 38.7%3 others 14.3%
Votes
42,775
46.9% share
Winning margin
7,486
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.7%
of 1,50,137
A clear win with a 8.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESHWAR YADAV | INC | 42,775 | 46.9% |
| 2 | MD. AZIMUDIN | Lok Dal | 35,289 | 38.7% |
| 3 | TARA CHAND | BJP | 6,697 | 7.3% |
| 4 | MURLI DHAR MANDAL | Janata | 4,605 | 5.0% |
| 5 | NAGESHWAR THAKUR | IND | 1,777 | 1.9% |
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.
High turnout (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 3.9% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
32nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.6%
lowerhigher
9th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.9%LKD 38.7%BJP 7.3%JNP 5.0%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
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