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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 212 · 1985
Bikram
Winner — 1985
RAM NATH YADAV
CPI· Left
CPI 37.4%INC 29.5%23 others 33.1%
Votes
29,953
37.4% share
Winning margin
6,342
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
60.0%
of 1,33,524
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
25 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM NATH YADAV | Left | 29,953 | 37.4% |
| 2 | RAMANAND SINGH | INC | 23,611 | 29.5% |
| 3 | MAHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | BJP | 6,060 | 7.6% |
| 4 | KRIPANARAIN SINGH | IND | 5,691 | 7.1% |
| 5 | SUBHASH CHANDRA SINGH | IND | 3,921 | 4.9% |
| 6 | RAM AYODHYA PD. SINGH | IND | 1,528 | 1.9% |
| 7 | RAMAYAN SINGH |  FBL | 1,465 | 1.8% |
| 8 | AWADHESH SHARMA | IND | 1,388 | 1.7% |
| 9 | RAJIV RANJAN SINGH | IND | 1,265 | 1.6% |
| 10 | RAMESHWAR PD. SINGH | IND | 1,217 | 1.5% |
| 11 | RAM SOHAWAN YADAV | IND | 777 | 1.0% |
| 12 | TARKESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 533 | 0.7% |
| 13 | SHEO LAL DAS | IND | 462 | 0.6% |
| 14 | KAUSHAL KISHORE SINGH | IND | 451 | 0.6% |
| 15 | SAJANDHARI SINGH | IND | 394 | 0.5% |
| 16 | SURYADEO MAHTO | IND | 297 | 0.4% |
| 17 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 277 | 0.3% |
| 18 | MAHANAND SHARMA | IND | 143 | 0.2% |
| 19 | TRIJUGI THAMAR | IND | 140 | 0.2% |
| 20 | SIDHNATH SHARMA | 140 | 0.2% | |
| 21 | MADHESHWAR SHARMA | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 22 | KRISHNA KUMAR SINHA | ICJ | 91 | 0.1% |
| 23 | HIRADYANAND PANDEY | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 24 | KRISHNA MURARI SHARMA | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 25 | AKHILANAND DUBEY | IND | 64 | 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.
Average turnout (179th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.3% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
179th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
180th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 37.4%INC 29.5%BJP 7.6%IND 7.1%OTH 18.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
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