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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1996 by-elections
Baikunthpur
Winner — 1996 by-elections
Deodat Prasad
JD 56.1%SP 41.7%2 others 2.2%
Votes
64,379
56.1% share
Winning margin
16,547
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
A clear win with a 14.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deodat Prasad | 64,379 | 56.1% | |
| 2 | Braj Kishore Narayan Singh | 47,832 | 41.7% | |
| 3 | Narendra Kumar Singh | 2,351 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | Munnilal Manjhi | IND | 225 | 0.2% |
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 (154th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 1.0% · max 36.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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154th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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151st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
14 seats · 8 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 56.1%SP 41.7%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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