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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1990
Basantpur
Winner — 1990
MANIK CHANDER RAI
INC· INC
INC 41.4%BJP 32.5%18 others 26.1%
Votes
43,481
41.4% share
Winning margin
9,348
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
55.5%
of 1,89,216
A clear win with a 8.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANIK CHANDER RAI | INC | 43,481 | 41.4% |
| 2 | SATYA DEV PRASAD SINGH | BJP | 34,133 | 32.5% |
| 3 | AFZAL AHMAD | National Front | 18,392 | 17.5% |
| 4 | BACHCHAN PARBHAKAR | Left | 3,143 | 3.0% |
| 5 | MADAN MOHAN | LKD(B) | 1,394 | 1.3% |
| 6 | RAMANAND YADAV | JNP(JP) | 1,304 | 1.2% |
| 7 | RAMASHRYA MANJHI | 718 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | SARAVJIT OJHA | 599 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | KOMESHWAR SINGH | IND | 563 | 0.5% |
| 10 | JAI GOVIND SAHAI | SOP(L) | 368 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SIRSU NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 176 | 0.2% |
| 12 | GANESH DATT SAHI | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 13 | B.K. SINGH CHAUHAN | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SALAUDDIN HA | IP | 111 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAMAYAN PRASAD | 104 | 0.1% | |
| 16 | BRAJ KISHOR MISHRA | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 17 | MADHUSUDAN MISHRA | IND | 41 | 0.0% |
| 18 | SUNIL KUMAR SINGH | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 19 | SUSHILA DEVI | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
| 20 | HARENDER NA. PRASAD | IND | 27 | 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 (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.8% · max 21.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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152nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
209th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.4%BJP 32.5%JD 17.5%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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