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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1990
Saharsa
Winner — 1990
SHANKAR PRASAD TEKRIWAL
JD· National Front
JD 58.8%INC 34.9%15 others 6.3%
Votes
76,049
58.8% share
Winning margin
30,945
23.9% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
73.4%
of 1,76,168
Saharsa is a safe seat — SHANKAR PRASAD TEKRIWAL won by 23.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANKAR PRASAD TEKRIWAL | National Front | 76,049 | 58.8% |
| 2 | SATISH CHANDER JHA | INC | 45,104 | 34.9% |
| 3 | MIRTUNJAY NR. MISHRA | BJP | 5,182 | 4.0% |
| 4 | UMESH RAMAN | IND | 1,142 | 0.9% |
| 5 | NUNU SINGH | IND | 386 | 0.3% |
| 6 | GANGA DHAR MISHAR | SOP(L) | 292 | 0.2% |
| 7 | RAMADHIN YADAV | IND | 278 | 0.2% |
| 8 | GHANESHWAR PD. YADAV | IND | 166 | 0.1% |
| 9 | PARKASH MISHAR | IND | 138 | 0.1% |
| 10 | GANGA PD. SAH | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 11 | TEJ NARAYAN PODDAR | IND | 105 | 0.1% |
| 12 | HEERA LAL PARSAD | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SUKH DEV PASWAN | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MOHD. KHUSID | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 15 | MIR KUDUS | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 16 | YOG NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 17 | BAHADUR PASWAN | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
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 (151st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 5.2% · max 56.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
151st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
29th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 58.8%INC 34.9%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
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