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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 170 · 1985
Bihpur
Winner — 1985
RAJENDRA PRASAD SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 46.5%BJP 23.1%10 others 30.5%
Votes
33,137
46.5% share
Winning margin
16,688
23.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
55.6%
of 1,28,162
Bihpur is a safe seat — RAJENDRA PRASAD SHARMA won by 23.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRA PRASAD SHARMA | INC | 33,137 | 46.5% |
| 2 | BALBHADRA CHOUDHARY | BJP | 16,449 | 23.1% |
| 3 | TRIVENI CHOUDHARY | Left | 13,223 | 18.5% |
| 4 | SUBODH KUMAR SHA | IND | 4,607 | 6.5% |
| 5 | JAGDISH MANDAL | IND | 2,102 | 3.0% |
| 6 | BIMAL KUMAR TRIVEDI | IND | 530 | 0.7% |
| 7 | JANARDHAN CHOUDHARY | Lok Dal | 402 | 0.6% |
| 8 | KISHORE JHA | ICJ | 257 | 0.4% |
| 9 | UMAKANT SHARMA | IND | 188 | 0.3% |
| 10 | VEDA NAND KUMAR | IND | 176 | 0.3% |
| 11 | AMRENDER KUMAR | IND | 158 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SUKDEO PRASAD MANDAL | IND | 84 | 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.
Low turnout (199th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 33.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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199th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
4.3%
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2nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.5%BJP 23.1%CPI 18.5%IND 6.5%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,36,342
Density
924 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
689 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.9%
Electricity19.3%
Sanitation28.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.5%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
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