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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1995

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Winner — 1995

RAMESHWAR YADAV
INC· INC
INC 24.6%IND 18.7%16 others 56.6%
Votes
34,518
24.6% share
Winning margin
8,274
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
67.5%
of 2,07,696

A clear win with a 5.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESHWAR YADAV
INC
INC
34,51824.6%
2
JAMIL AKHTAR
IND
26,24418.7%
3
MD. AZIMUDDIN
JD
Janata Dal
25,33618.1%
4
ANANDI PRASAD YADAV
SP
Samajwadi Party
19,02213.6%
5
JAIBADUL HAQUE
JP
9,6296.9%
6
JAGDISH JAISWAL
BJP
BJP
9,6086.9%
7
LAXMI PRASAD SINGH
BPP
6,8034.9%
8
ANANT LAL MANDAL
SAP
3,0632.2%
9
RAJESH MAUAR
IND
1,9991.4%
10
DEVANAND MANDAL
SJP(R)
1,0030.7%
11
KRITYA NAND JHA
IND
9750.7%
12
A. QAYYUM
IND
4610.3%
13
SHABIR ALAM
IND
3460.3%
14
PRAKASH KUMAR
IND
2740.2%
15
ABUL QUSIM
IND
2300.2%
16
LALIT MOHAN SINGH
IND
2030.1%
17
MUSTAQUE ANZUM
IND
1900.1%
18
SHAMI AHMAD
IND
1800.1%

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

High turnout (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 3.9% · max 33.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
32nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.6%
lowerhigher
9th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.6%IND 18.7%JD 18.1%SP 13.6%JP 6.9%BJP 6.9%OTH 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

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