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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1995
Kanti
Winner — 1995
MUFTI MOHAMMAD QUASIM
JD· Janata Dal
JD 66.1%INC 9.4%45 others 24.5%
Votes
66,231
66.1% share
Winning margin
56,850
56.8% of votes
Total candidates
47
Turnout
60.9%
of 1,64,478
Kanti is a safe seat — MUFTI MOHAMMAD QUASIM won by 56.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
47 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUFTI MOHAMMAD QUASIM | Janata Dal | 66,231 | 66.1% |
| 2 | AJIT KUMAR | INC | 9,381 | 9.4% |
| 3 | SHAILENDRA KUMAR CHAUDHARY | BJP | 7,572 | 7.6% |
| 4 | BALESHWAR RASULPURI | 5,399 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | NALINI RANJAN SINGH | 4,460 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | MAHESH KUMAR PANDEY | IND | 1,936 | 1.9% |
| 7 | SHYAM KUMAR OJHA | SJP(R) | 521 | 0.5% |
| 8 | VINOD KUMAR SINGH | IND | 294 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MD. UMAR ANSARI | BPP | 285 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SUDHAKAR SHARMA | IND | 269 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MAHESH KUMAR | IND | 264 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAMESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 251 | 0.3% |
| 13 | MAHENDRA ROY | IND | 247 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAMASHANKER PRASAD SINGH | IND | 209 | 0.2% |
| 15 | SHAMBHU KUMAR PATEL | IND | 208 | 0.2% |
| 16 | SHANKER RAM | IND | 191 | 0.2% |
| 17 | RAMESH KUMAR | IND | 191 | 0.2% |
| 18 | VIJAY KUMAR | IND | 175 | 0.2% |
| 19 | PROF. JANMENJAI KUMAR | SOP(L) | 168 | 0.2% |
| 20 | ANJANI KUMAR SINGH | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 21 | SANJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI | IND | 125 | 0.1% |
| 22 | RADHIKA DEVI | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SHIV SEWAK PANDEY | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 24 | SANITA SINGH | IND | 98 | 0.1% |
| 25 | RAM CHANDRA OJHA | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
| 26 | KIRAN SINHA | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 27 | MOHAMMAD MOTIUR RAHMAN | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 28 | JANARDAN TRIPATHI | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 29 | BHUPENDRA RAI | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 30 | RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 31 | CHUNU KANT THAKUR | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 32 | ALI RAZA ANSARI | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 33 | RAMJEE URF SUNIL | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 34 | CHANDRA KISHORE CHANCHAL | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 35 | SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 36 | SADHU SHARAN SINGH | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 37 | KEDAR PRASAD SHAHI | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
| 38 | MOHAMMAD BASHIR | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 39 | UMASHANKER CHAUDHARY | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
| 40 | RABI PRATAP SARRAF | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 41 | SATYA NARAYAN THAKUR | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 42 | SAJJAD AHMAD | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 43 | SANJAY KUMAR | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 44 | SUBODH KUMAR | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
| 45 | SANJAY KUMAR | 27 | 0.0% | |
| 46 | SYED NAZRE RI ABBAS | IND | 27 | 0.0% |
| 47 | UMESH MAHTO | IND | 22 | 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.
High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe56.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.3% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
29th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
163rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 66.1%INC 9.4%BJP 7.6%SUCI 5.4%OTH 11.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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