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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 170 · 1990

Bihpur

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Winner — 1990

BRAHMADEO MANDAL
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 29.0%BJP 25.7%12 others 45.3%
Votes
27,336
29.0% share
Winning margin
3,067
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,50,701

A closely fought contest. BRAHMADEO MANDAL won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRAHMADEO MANDAL
JNP(JP)
27,33629.0%
2
BAL BHADRA CHOU.
BJP
BJP
24,26925.7%
3
PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR
JD
National Front
16,11217.1%
4
RAJENDRA PD. SHRMA
INC
INC
13,27514.1%
5
TRIWENI CHOUDHARY
CPI
Left
10,80411.4%
6
SACHCHIDANAND PRASAD
DDP
7700.8%
7
BIJAY CHOUDHARY
IND
4880.5%
8
RAMRANJAN KUMAR
IND
3960.4%
9
BANBHOLA JHA
BBP
2620.3%
10
JAINUL
IND
2040.2%
11
RAMASHANKAR PD. DEV
LKD(B)
1880.2%
12
CHANDRADEO MANDAL
IND
1080.1%
13
MADABIR PODDAR
IND
900.1%
14
BORHAN SANGAHI
IND
460.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (199th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 33.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
199th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
4.3%
lowerhigher
2nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 29.0%BJP 25.7%JD 17.1%INC 14.1%CPI 11.4%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,36,342
Density
924 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
689 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.9%
Electricity19.3%
Sanitation28.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.5%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

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