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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1995Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1995

SITARAM DAS
JD· Janata Dal
JD 27.4%INC 21.3%17 others 51.3%
Votes
28,518
27.4% share
Winning margin
6,297
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
64.1%
of 1,62,532

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SITARAM DAS
JD
Janata Dal
28,51827.4%
2
SUNITA DEVI
INC
INC
22,22121.3%
3
ARVIND KU. MAHARANA
BJP
BJP
21,44320.6%
4
BHOOP LAL PASWAN
SAP
11,95411.5%
5
GAYA PRASAD SINGH
IND
5,4075.2%
6
VISHAVNATH RISHI
IND
4,9974.8%
7
DILIP KUMAR
BPP
2,5942.5%
8
GANESH DAS
IND
1,3951.3%
9
VIDESHI DAS
IND
1,0601.0%
10
ARUNA DEVI
IND
7600.7%
11
BIHARI LAL PASWAN
BSP
7440.7%
12
SURESH RAM
SJP(R)
7220.7%
13
ASHOK KUMAR CHAUDHARY
IND
6390.6%
14
ASHOK KUMAR RISHI
IND
4690.5%
15
ANIL PASWAN
IND
3910.4%
16
JAY PRAKASH RAJAK
IND
3070.3%
17
KISHORI RISHI
IND
2910.3%
18
KAMLESHWARI DAS
IND
1710.2%
19
SONE LAL RAM
IND
1500.1%

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 (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 2.8% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
75th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
93rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 27.4%INC 21.3%BJP 20.6%SAP 11.5%IND 5.2%OTH 14.1%

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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