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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1991 by-elections
Poraiyahat
Winner — 1991 by-elections
P.KUMAR
JMM 39.0%CPI 26.7%14 others 34.3%
Votes
32,595
39.0% share
Winning margin
10,226
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Poraiyahat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 10,226 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.KUMAR | 32,595 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | S.KUMAR | 22,369 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | T.MAHTO | 11,756 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | M.YADAV | 6,824 | 0.0% | |
| 5 | B.L.HANSDA | IND | 5,182 | 0.0% |
| 6 | M.P.YADAV | IND | 1,862 | 0.0% |
| 7 | A.G.MANDAL | IND | 522 | 0.0% |
| 8 | S.K.DEVI(W) | IND | 511 | 0.0% |
| 9 | P.MAHTO | IND | 498 | 0.0% |
| 10 | C.PANJIYARA | IND | 366 | 0.0% |
| 11 | K.BHAGAT | IND | 345 | 0.0% |
| 12 | R.BHAGAT | IND | 214 | 0.0% |
| 13 | V.L.KISHKU | IND | 197 | 0.0% |
| 14 | R.BHAGAT | IND | 168 | 0.0% |
| 15 | M.YADAV | IND | 162 | 0.0% |
| 16 | G.RAVIDAS | IND | 95 | 0.0% |
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 (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 3.8% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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50th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
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31st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
12 seats · 7 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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