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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 204 · 1985Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1985

PUNIT ROY
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 29.0%IND 24.2%18 others 46.8%
Votes
21,480
29.0% share
Winning margin
3,589
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
52.4%
of 1,41,134

A closely fought contest. PUNIT ROY won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PUNIT ROY
LKD
Lok Dal
21,48029.0%
2
BISHAMBHAR DAYAL SINGH
IND
17,89124.2%
3
MALA DEVI
INC
INC
14,54519.7%
4
RAM DAYAL DAS
IND
8,16011.0%
5
MUNSHI CHAUDHARY
JNP
Janata
2,8953.9%
6
KAMESHWAR PASWAN
BJP
BJP
2,4123.3%
7
RADHE SHAYAM PASWAN
IND
1,2151.6%
8
SHANTI DEVI
IND
1,1691.6%
9
RAJESHWAR PASWAN
IND
9011.2%
10
CHANDRADIP RAJAK
ICS
8161.1%
11
BALESHWAR PASWAN
IND
5990.8%
12
VIRINDA PASWAN
IND
4270.6%
13
RAMESHWAR MANJHI
IND
3900.5%
14
VIRJA MANJHI
IND
3300.5%
15
CHANDRADIP DAS
IND
2280.3%
16
MANI DEVI
IND
1600.2%
17
RAM LALIT PASWAN
IND
1320.2%
18
RAM BRIKSHA RAI
IND
1150.2%
19
KRISHNA RAVIDAS
IND
740.1%
20
RAM KRIT RAM
IND
460.1%

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 (112th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.7% · max 59.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
112th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.50
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
149th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 29.0%IND 24.2%INC 19.7%IND 11.0%OTH 16.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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