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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 129 · 2000
Forbesganj
Winner — 2000
ZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN
BSP· BSP
BSP 25.1%IND 20.0%11 others 54.9%
Votes
31,982
25.1% share
Winning margin
6,548
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,90,134
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN | BSP | 31,982 | 25.1% |
| 2 | LAXMI NARAYAN MEHTA | IND | 25,434 | 20.0% |
| 3 | MAYANAND THAKUR | NDA | 17,673 | 13.9% |
| 4 | SHAMBHU NATH MISHRA | INC | 14,048 | 11.0% |
| 5 | DEVANTI DEVI | BPSP | 12,750 | 10.0% |
| 6 | AHAD HUSSAIN | RJD | 7,925 | 6.2% |
| 7 | DIVYA PRAKASH MANDAL | Samajwadi Party | 6,388 | 5.0% |
| 8 | QUAMRUDZAMA | IND | 3,539 | 2.8% |
| 9 | FULENDRA SINGH | 2,364 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | ROY BAHADUR KESHRI | AJBP | 2,230 | 1.8% |
| 11 | MANOJ SADA | 1,619 | 1.3% | |
| 12 | RAZI ULLAH | BJC(R) | 732 | 0.6% |
| 13 | MANOJ JAISWAL | NCP | 563 | 0.4% |
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 (140th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.0% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
140th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
235th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 25.1%IND 20.0%BJP 13.9%INC 11.0%BPSP 10.0%RJD 6.2%OTH 13.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.