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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 186 · 1985

Jamalpur

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Winner — 1985

UPENDRA PRASAD VERMA
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 40.1%INC 32.1%13 others 27.8%
Votes
34,987
40.1% share
Winning margin
7,021
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
59.7%
of 1,46,058

A clear win with a 8.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UPENDRA PRASAD VERMA
LKD
Lok Dal
34,98740.1%
2
BHUSHAN YADAV
INC
INC
27,96632.0%
3
RAMBALAK SINGH
CPI
Left
10,29211.8%
4
SURENDRA TANTI
IND
4,0894.7%
5
GOPAL KRISHNA YADAV
IND
2,6543.0%
6
PARMANAND TIWARI
IND
2,3752.7%
7
ANIRUDH PRASAD
IND
2,0292.3%
8
RAJENDRA YADAV
BJP
BJP
1,6041.8%
9
SAKAL DIP SINGH SANJEVAN
IND
3840.4%
10
MAHAVEER MANDAL
IND
3060.3%
11
GOVIND MANDAL
ICS
1770.2%
12
TARADASS GANGULI
IND
1330.1%
13
KESHAR
IND
1190.1%
14
RAM SWAROOP BAISHYA
IND
780.1%
15
DHARMA NARAIN SINGH
IND
550.1%

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

Low turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.2% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
227th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
156th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 40.1%INC 32.0%CPI 11.8%OTH 16.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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St Luke's Church, Patna, Bihar

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