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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 179 · 2000
Tarapur
Winner — 2000
SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY
RJD· RJD
RJD 59.3%SAP 33.8%13 others 6.8%
Votes
68,864
59.3% share
Winning margin
29,617
25.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
67.7%
of 1,71,399
Tarapur is a safe seat — SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY won by 25.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY | RJD | 68,864 | 59.3% |
| 2 | RAJIV KUMAR SINGH | 39,247 | 33.8% | |
| 3 | PRATIMA PRIYA DARSHINI | 1,684 | 1.4% | |
| 4 | SURENDRA YADAV | BSP | 1,562 | 1.4% |
| 5 | VIJAY KAPRI | IND | 1,028 | 0.9% |
| 6 | DR. VIJAYA LAXMI | INC | 883 | 0.8% |
| 7 | KANTESHWAR KU. SINGH | IND | 608 | 0.5% |
| 8 | NARAYAN YADAV | NCP | 603 | 0.5% |
| 9 | LILA DEVI | IND | 393 | 0.3% |
| 10 | RAM PD. SAH | IND | 308 | 0.3% |
| 11 | JAINENDRA YADAV | IND | 263 | 0.2% |
| 12 | DIWAKAR PD. SINGH | BJC(R) | 251 | 0.2% |
| 13 | MURARI SINGH | IND | 215 | 0.2% |
| 14 | MANIRAM SINGH | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PARO RAVIDAS | IND | 54 | 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 (166th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.8% · max 25.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
166th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
100th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 59.3%SAP 33.8%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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