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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 130 · 1995

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Winner — 1995

VIJOY KUMAR MANDAL
BPP
BPP 21.0%BJP 15.4%18 others 63.6%
Votes
23,061
21.1% share
Winning margin
6,232
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
61.9%
of 1,76,994

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJOY KUMAR MANDAL
BPP
23,06121.1%
2
DURGA DAS RATHOR
BJP
BJP
16,82915.4%
3
WAZHUL QUMER
SAP
13,87112.7%
4
BINOD KUMAR ROY
JD
Janata Dal
9,6098.8%
5
KAMAL NARYAN YADAV
IND
7,8227.1%
6
KANHAIYA LAL BHAGAT
SP
Samajwadi Party
7,7797.1%
7
SRIDEO JHA
INC
INC
7,1666.5%
8
JAWAID ALAM
IND
6,9246.3%
9
MOJIB AHMED
IND
3,0992.8%
10
INTEKHAB ALAM
SJP(R)
2,5312.3%
11
ASHOK YADAV
IND
2,2762.1%
12
SK. TAIYAB
IND
1,8141.7%
13
JAGARNATH MANDAL
IND
1,5461.4%
14
HEMSUNDAR JHA
IND
1,1631.1%
15
Z. RAHMAN
IND
1,0691.0%
16
RAJENDRA BEGWANI
IND
9430.9%
17
ABBAS
IND
8820.8%
18
PRAMOD KUMAR MISHRA
IND
5310.5%
19
FANINDRA NARAYAN DAS
IND
5080.5%
20
SAFI AHMED
BSP
1440.1%

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 (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.2% · max 50.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
94th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
183rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BPP 21.1%BJP 15.4%SAP 12.7%JD 8.8%IND 7.1%SP 7.1%OTH 27.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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