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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1990
Motihari
Winner — 1990
TRIVENI TIWARI
CPI· Left
CPI 28.9%BJP 27.7%31 others 43.4%
Votes
26,280
28.9% share
Winning margin
1,085
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
33
Turnout
49.2%
of 1,84,783
Motihari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,085 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
33 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIVENI TIWARI | Left | 26,280 | 28.9% |
| 2 | LAXMAN PARSAD | BJP | 25,195 | 27.7% |
| 3 | SATYADEV PARSAD CHAUDHARY | INC | 12,654 | 13.9% |
| 4 | BRAJ MOHAN MISHRA | JNP(JP) | 5,550 | 6.1% |
| 5 | VIBHUTI NA. SINGH | IND | 4,559 | 5.0% |
| 6 | SALAUDDIN KHAN | IND | 2,483 | 2.7% |
| 7 | RAMJI PRASAD SHARMA | IND | 2,078 | 2.3% |
| 8 | JITENDER PRASAD | IND | 1,291 | 1.4% |
| 9 | NARENDER SINGH | 1,147 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | SHIV NANDAN CHAUDHARY | LKD(B) | 1,073 | 1.2% |
| 11 | RAMAVTAAR PD. SINGH | IND | 818 | 0.9% |
| 12 | RAM KARAN CHAUDHARY | IND | 791 | 0.9% |
| 13 | SATISH KUMAR | IND | 788 | 0.9% |
| 14 | SHIV KUMAR SRIVASTAV | IND | 709 | 0.8% |
| 15 | LAL BAHUDUR SAH | IND | 693 | 0.8% |
| 16 | DINESHWAR PRADAD | IND | 673 | 0.7% |
| 17 | KASHYAP KUMAR | ICS(SCS) | 543 | 0.6% |
| 18 | VISHAVNATH SAHNI | IND | 536 | 0.6% |
| 19 | RAM BAHADUR PRASAD | IND | 452 | 0.5% |
| 20 | GHAN SHYAM PD. | 387 | 0.4% | |
| 21 | JAGDISH CHANDER PURVE | IND | 335 | 0.4% |
| 22 | DAROGA LA. CHAUDHARY | IND | 329 | 0.4% |
| 23 | VISHAVNATH SAMRAT | IND | 294 | 0.3% |
| 24 | KRISHAN KUMAR | BBP | 237 | 0.3% |
| 25 | DHRUV NARAIN SINGH | IND | 192 | 0.2% |
| 26 | NAGINA SAHNI | IND | 188 | 0.2% |
| 27 | SHATRUGHAN KU. SRIVASTAVA | IND | 140 | 0.1% |
| 28 | MAHAMAD ISRAK | IND | 120 | 0.1% |
| 29 | ARUN BHOLE | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 30 | ABHAY KUMAR | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 31 | DHARAMVIR PRASAD | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 32 | INDER SHEKAR SINGH | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 33 | SHAILENDRA KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 70 | 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.
High turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.7% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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26th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
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208th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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49th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 28.9%BJP 27.7%INC 13.9%JNP(JP) 6.1%IND 5.0%OTH 18.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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