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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1985
Baniapur
Winner — 1985
UMA PNADEY
INC· INC
INC 31.7%IND 27.3%16 others 40.9%
Votes
19,781
31.7% share
Winning margin
2,750
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
49.5%
of 1,25,898
A closely fought contest. UMA PNADEY won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMA PNADEY | INC | 19,781 | 31.7% |
| 2 | RAM BAHADUR RAY | IND | 17,031 | 27.3% |
| 3 | BAIDYA NATH PANDEY | Janata | 8,905 | 14.3% |
| 4 | RAMA KANT PANDEY | BJP | 4,998 | 8.0% |
| 5 | ARJUN PRASAD | Lok Dal | 3,299 | 5.3% |
| 6 | RAM EKBAL SINGH | IND | 1,991 | 3.2% |
| 7 | SHUBH NARAIN SINGH | IND | 1,134 | 1.8% |
| 8 | JAGAT KISHORE PANDEY | IND | 1,109 | 1.8% |
| 9 | VISHWA NATH SINGH | IND | 1,005 | 1.6% |
| 10 | YOGENDRA PRASAD | ICJ | 887 | 1.4% |
| 11 | LALAN PURI | IND | 563 | 0.9% |
| 12 | SHRIKRISHNA PRASAD | IND | 424 | 0.7% |
| 13 | PRASUN RAM | IND | 389 | 0.6% |
| 14 | KRISHNA KUMAR VERMA | IND | 269 | 0.4% |
| 15 | SHANKAR UPADHAYA | IND | 205 | 0.3% |
| 16 | DHANANJAY THAKUR | IND | 151 | 0.2% |
| 17 | SATAN RAI | IND | 150 | 0.2% |
| 18 | SHAILESH KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 37 | 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 (195th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.4% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
195th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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131st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.7%IND 27.3%JNP 14.3%BJP 8.0%LKD 5.3%OTH 13.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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