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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1990
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Winner — 1990
MAYANAND THAKUR
BJP· BJP
BJP 16.5%INC 14.5%26 others 68.9%
Votes
15,777
16.6% share
Winning margin
1,941
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
57.2%
of 1,66,577
A closely fought contest. MAYANAND THAKUR won with a 2.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
28 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAYANAND THAKUR | BJP | 15,777 | 16.6% |
| 2 | SHITAL PD. GUPTA | INC | 13,836 | 14.5% |
| 3 | REOTI RAMAN SINGH | IND | 9,481 | 9.9% |
| 4 | SHAMBHU NATH MISHRA | IND | 9,313 | 9.8% |
| 5 | TAHIR ANSARI | IND | 9,109 | 9.6% |
| 6 | LACHMI MEHTA | IND | 6,646 | 7.0% |
| 7 | AMAR NATH BISHWAS | IND | 5,782 | 6.1% |
| 8 | MAHENDAR JHA | IP | 5,372 | 5.6% |
| 9 | BIRAJ MOHAN YADAV | Left | 4,424 | 4.6% |
| 10 | MOJIBUR RAHMAN | DMM | 3,363 | 3.5% |
| 11 | SHIB SHANKAR THAKUR | National Front | 2,209 | 2.3% |
| 12 | MAHESHWAR PD. MANDAL | LKD(B) | 1,995 | 2.1% |
| 13 | SASHINATH YADAV | IND | 1,859 | 1.9% |
| 14 | KUBERMAL BOTHARA | IPF | 1,071 | 1.1% |
| 15 | MANOJ SADA (RISHIDEB) | IND | 1,036 | 1.1% |
| 16 | ZAMIRUDDIN | IND | 715 | 0.8% |
| 17 | SADANAND SAH | IND | 535 | 0.6% |
| 18 | DASRATH PD. CHOUDHARY | SOP(L) | 452 | 0.5% |
| 19 | RAM KUMAR BHAGAT | JNP(JP) | 392 | 0.4% |
| 20 | BIPIN YADAV | IND | 313 | 0.3% |
| 21 | ASHOK KU. SAH | IND | 309 | 0.3% |
| 22 | KSHITIJ KU. JAY | IND | 298 | 0.3% |
| 23 | GAUS MOHAMMAD | IND | 264 | 0.3% |
| 24 | MAJHADAL HAQUE | IND | 255 | 0.3% |
| 25 | MD. TASIR URF MD. TAHIR | BKUS | 235 | 0.3% |
| 26 | MAHENDAR MANDAL | IND | 187 | 0.2% |
| 27 | AZIZ | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 28 | HIRANAND RAI | IND | 37 | 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 (140th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.0% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
140th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
235th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 16.6%INC 14.5%IND 9.9%IND 9.8%IND 9.6%IND 7.0%OTH 32.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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