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Winner — 1990

MANJU PRAKASH
CPM· Left
CPM 23.2%INC 21.9%32 others 54.9%
Votes
19,522
23.2% share
Winning margin
1,058
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
34
Turnout
52.3%
of 1,60,899

Buxar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,058 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

34 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANJU PRAKASH
Left
19,52223.2%
2
JAG NARAIN TRIVEDI
INC
18,46421.9%
3
AJAY CHOUBEY
BJP
8,58310.2%
4
SARVDEO SINGH
JNP(JP)
8,1359.7%
5
KALINDI RAI
National Front
7,3888.8%
6
DINESH KUMAR SINGH
IPF
5,6926.8%
7
SRI KANT PATHAK
IND
4,9135.8%
8
RAJ NARAIN SINGH
IND
2,2942.7%
9
HARIHAR SINGH
IND
1,4101.7%
10
BRIJ RAJ OJHA
IND
1,2901.5%
11
SHASHI BHUSHAN PANDEY
IND
7920.9%
12
CHATURI PRASAD SINGH
LKD(B)
6390.8%
13
GUPTESHWAR NATH SINGH
BKUS
6120.7%
14
CHANDRADEEP PASSWAN
IND
5120.6%
15
HARENDRA SHRIVASATAVA
IND
5090.6%
16
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
IND
3620.4%
17
MADHUMANGAL SINGH
3140.4%
18
PRABHU NATH PATHAK
IND
3100.4%
19
BIJAY SHANKAR CHOWDHARY
2610.3%
20
MUKHDEO RAM
IND
2590.3%
21
RAM BIHARI PRASAD
IND
2550.3%
22
SANTANOO SINGH
IND
2540.3%
23
SATYA NARAIN SINGH
IND
2350.3%
24
BABBAN SINGH
IND
2070.3%
25
RAJENDRA MOHAN VERMA
IND
1620.2%
26
CHANDRA BHUSHAN MISSIR
IND
1340.2%
27
KUMAR MOHAN CHOUBEY
SOP(L)
1330.2%
28
RADHA KRISHNA GUPTA
IND
1200.1%
29
KEDAR SINGH
IND
1120.1%
30
TARACHAND OJHA
IND
790.1%
31
MAHENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
680.1%
32
GANESH PRASAD KESHARI
BBP
450.1%
33
LALLAN YADAV
IND
390.1%
34
ASHOK PANDEY
IND
350.0%

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 (126th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.6% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
126th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
70th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 23.2%INC 21.9%BJP 10.2%JNP(JP) 9.7%JD 8.8%IPF 6.8%OTH 19.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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