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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1985
Sursand
Winner — 1985
RAVINDRA PRASAD SAHI
IND
IND 40.6%INC 37.5%11 others 21.8%
Votes
30,805
40.6% share
Winning margin
2,327
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
53.9%
of 1,40,764
A closely fought contest. RAVINDRA PRASAD SAHI won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAVINDRA PRASAD SAHI | IND | 30,805 | 40.6% |
| 2 | NAGENDRA PRASAD YADAV | INC | 28,478 | 37.5% |
| 3 | BHUNESHWAR RAI | Janata | 6,980 | 9.2% |
| 4 | SAMSHUL | BJP | 4,934 | 6.5% |
| 5 | SHIVSHANKER YADAV | Lok Dal | 2,640 | 3.5% |
| 6 | RAMESHWAR SAH | IND | 1,167 | 1.5% |
| 7 | INDRAJIT RAI | IND | 231 | 0.3% |
| 8 | PADMASA JHA | IND | 175 | 0.2% |
| 9 | JAI PRAKASH MISHRA | IND | 148 | 0.2% |
| 10 | DILIP KUMAR | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 11 | CHANDESHWAR MANDAL | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SAHMRENDRA THAKUR | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ASHOK KUMAR MEHTA | IND | 57 | 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 (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.5% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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117th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
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32nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 40.6%INC 37.5%JNP 9.2%BJP 6.5%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%
What's nearby?
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