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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 193 · 1985
Asthawan
Winner — 1985
RAGHUNATH PRASAD
IND
IND 37.4%INC 31.5%14 others 31.1%
Votes
36,472
37.4% share
Winning margin
5,785
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
69.4%
of 1,40,315
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHUNATH PRASAD | IND | 36,472 | 37.4% |
| 2 | AYODHYA PRASAD | INC | 30,687 | 31.5% |
| 3 | BISHNUDEO CHOUDHARY | IND | 8,822 | 9.1% |
| 4 | ARUN KUMAR SINGH | IND | 7,773 | 8.0% |
| 5 | DEVNANDAN PRASAD | Left | 7,191 | 7.4% |
| 6 | SURESH NARAIN SINHA | BJP | 2,725 | 2.8% |
| 7 | ARVIND KUMAR | Lok Dal | 1,712 | 1.8% |
| 8 | MAKSUDAN MAHTO | IND | 800 | 0.8% |
| 9 | NAWAL KISHORE PRASAD | IND | 612 | 0.6% |
| 10 | PARMESHWAR SINGH | IND | 260 | 0.3% |
| 11 | JAI RAM PRASAD SINGH | Janata | 94 | 0.1% |
| 12 | AASIQ IMAM | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 13 | HARIBANSH SINGH | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 14 | DAYANAND SINGH | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
| 15 | BHUSHAN PRASAD | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
| 16 | GYANESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | IND | 41 | 0.0% |
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 (228th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 30.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
228th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
103rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 37.4%INC 31.5%IND 9.1%IND 8.0%CPI 7.4%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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