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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1985
Benipatti
Winner — 1985
YUGESHWAR JHA
INC· INC
INC 40.6%LKD 26.3%8 others 33.1%
Votes
32,277
40.6% share
Winning margin
11,336
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
57.8%
of 1,37,591
A clear win with a 14.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YUGESHWAR JHA | INC | 32,277 | 40.6% |
| 2 | SHALIGRAM ROUT | Lok Dal | 20,941 | 26.3% |
| 3 | TEJ NARAIN JHA | Left | 15,506 | 19.5% |
| 4 | AYODHYA NATH JHA | BJP | 2,975 | 3.7% |
| 5 | HARENDRA KUMAR | Janata | 2,321 | 2.9% |
| 6 | BAIDYA NATH JHA | IND | 2,232 | 2.8% |
| 7 | NAYEEM KUJARA | IND | 2,060 | 2.6% |
| 8 | NAWAL SINGH | IND | 492 | 0.6% |
| 9 | LACHHAMI YADAV | IND | 460 | 0.6% |
| 10 | RAJKUMAR YADAV | IND | 233 | 0.3% |
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 (101st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.8% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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101st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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47th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.6%LKD 26.3%CPI 19.5%OTH 13.5%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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