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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1990

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Winner — 1990

SHIV NANDAN JHA
JD· National Front
JD 50.2%INC 37.4%15 others 12.4%
Votes
40,907
50.2% share
Winning margin
10,421
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
60.7%
of 1,34,319

A clear win with a 12.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIV NANDAN JHA
JD
National Front
40,90750.2%
2
RAVINDRA KUMAR YADAV
INC
INC
30,48637.4%
3
BRAHMDEO RAWAT
BSP
2,1632.6%
4
DHIRAJ KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,7122.1%
5
DIGAMBER YADAV
IND
1,1621.4%
6
ASHA SINGH
IND
1,0521.3%
7
SAHDEO YADAV
IND
1,0181.3%
8
MD. SALIM ANSARI
IND
8401.0%
9
OM PRAKASH BARNWAL
IND
8121.0%
10
SURESH PRASAD SAH
JNP(JP)
5430.7%
11
PRAYAG YADAV
LKD(B)
2510.3%
12
PRABHU NARAIN RABIDAS
IND
1660.2%
13
UCHIT SINGH
IND
980.1%
14
BRAHMDEO YADAV
IND
960.1%
15
BHUNESHWAR YADAV
SOP(L)
700.1%
16
SITA RMA SHARMA
IND
650.1%
17
DINESH RAWAT
IND
440.1%

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

Average turnout (165th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.8% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
165th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
43rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 50.2%INC 37.4%OTH 12.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Brass Metal Work🏺Garments & Active Wear🏺Tikuli Paintings
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Basilica of Our Lady of Divine Grace

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