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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 146 · 2000

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Winner — 2000

VISHWANATH SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 32.3%NCP 24.6%14 others 43.0%
Votes
28,881
32.3% share
Winning margin
6,876
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
62.0%
of 1,43,999

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VISHWANATH SINGH
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
28,88132.3%
2
SAGHIR AHMAD
NCP
NCP
22,00524.6%
3
MUBARAK HUSSAIN
INC
INC
15,32017.1%
4
AHILYA DEVI
RJD
RJD
11,61013.0%
5
NALINI MANDAL
BHJVP
3,6684.1%
6
SRINIVAS MANDAL
BJC(R)
2,7943.1%
7
BHOLA PRASAD YADAV
IND
1,0901.2%
8
DILIP KUMAR MANDAL
AD
9141.0%
9
ANGAT THAKUR
IND
6390.7%
10
MADAN MOHAN SINGH NISHAD
BSP
BSP
5480.6%
11
DEVNARAYAN SINGH
IND
4880.6%
12
SHAMIM AKHTER
IND
4120.5%
13
DHANESHWAR MANDAL
IND
3110.3%
14
JYOTSANA BHATTACHARYA
IND
2880.3%
15
LAKSHMI KANT RISHI
IND
2390.3%
16
SOBHRAN RAJAK
IND
1340.1%

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 (143rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.5% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
143rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
144th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 32.3%NCP 24.6%INC 17.1%RJD 13.0%OTH 12.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

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