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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1985
Pandaul
Winner — 1985
KUMUD RANJAN JHA
INC· INC
INC 45.7%JNP 22.1%17 others 32.2%
Votes
29,669
45.6% share
Winning margin
15,280
23.5% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
44.8%
of 1,44,989
Pandaul is a safe seat — KUMUD RANJAN JHA won by 23.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUMUD RANJAN JHA | INC | 29,669 | 45.6% |
| 2 | NAIYER AZAM | Janata | 14,389 | 22.1% |
| 3 | SIYA RAM YADAV | IND | 5,738 | 8.8% |
| 4 | RAVINDRA NARAIN PANDEY | IND | 3,309 | 5.1% |
| 5 | KRISHNA NAND SINGH | BJP | 3,175 | 4.9% |
| 6 | KIRPA NAND JHA | Left | 2,697 | 4.2% |
| 7 | JATADHAR JHA | IND | 1,628 | 2.5% |
| 8 | GANESH NARAIN THAKUR | IND | 988 | 1.5% |
| 9 | RAVINDRA NATH JHA | IND | 636 | 1.0% |
| 10 | PADMA NARAIN JHA BIRANCHI | Lok Dal | 583 | 0.9% |
| 11 | VIJAY NATH | IND | 441 | 0.7% |
| 12 | KHUSHRUKH | IND | 384 | 0.6% |
| 13 | ILIYAS MOMIN | ICS | 380 | 0.6% |
| 14 | VINOD NATH JHA | IND | 225 | 0.3% |
| 15 | HARE KRISHNA MISHRA | IND | 177 | 0.3% |
| 16 | RAM BALAK SINGH | IND | 164 | 0.3% |
| 17 | SUBHCHANDRA JHA | IND | 161 | 0.3% |
| 18 | AMOD NARAIN JHA | IND | 148 | 0.2% |
| 19 | KAMAKHYA MISHRA | IND | 95 | 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 (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.5% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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173rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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71st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.6%JNP 22.1%IND 8.8%IND 5.1%OTH 18.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
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