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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1995
Benipatti
Winner — 1995
SHALIGRAM YADAV
IND
IND 34.8%JD 28.1%14 others 37.2%
Votes
35,517
34.8% share
Winning margin
6,855
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
55.5%
of 1,84,014
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHALIGRAM YADAV | IND | 35,517 | 34.8% |
| 2 | RAM ASHISH YADAV | Janata Dal | 28,662 | 28.1% |
| 3 | YUGESHWAR JHA | INC | 21,333 | 20.9% |
| 4 | NAWENDRA JHA | 5,055 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | GHANSYAM THAKUR | BJP | 4,532 | 4.4% |
| 6 | ZAHUR HUSAIN | IND | 1,347 | 1.3% |
| 7 | RAM BAHADUR CHOUDHARY | IND | 1,109 | 1.1% |
| 8 | RAM MARTI MISHRA | IND | 969 | 0.9% |
| 9 | SHAILENDRA KUMAR | BPP | 804 | 0.8% |
| 10 | JAY NARAYAN YADAV | IND | 748 | 0.7% |
| 11 | RAM BABU SAH | IND | 525 | 0.5% |
| 12 | PHULO PASWAN | IND | 464 | 0.5% |
| 13 | DHIRENDRA KUMAR JHA | CPI(ML)(L) | 414 | 0.4% |
| 14 | JAGDISH MOCHI | IND | 362 | 0.3% |
| 15 | MAHENDRA MAHTO | IND | 212 | 0.2% |
| 16 | MUNGA LAL ROY | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (101st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.8% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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101st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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47th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.8%JD 28.1%INC 20.9%OTH 16.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%
What's nearby?
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