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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 186 · 2009 by-electionsReserved (SC)
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Winner — 2009 by-elections
Arun Manjhi
JD(U) 45.3%LJSP 32.9%4 others 21.8%
Votes
38,031
45.3% share
Winning margin
10,402
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
A clear win with a 12.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arun Manjhi | 38,031 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Punit Rai | LJSP | 27,629 | 32.9% |
| 3 | V. R. Vikal | 9,783 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Dwarik Paswan | 5,237 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Ramtirth Paswan | RSD | 1,745 | 2.1% |
| 6 | Deomanti Devi | 1,561 | 1.9% |
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Low turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.2% · max 42.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
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227th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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156th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
18 seats · 10 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 45.3%LJSP 32.9%CPI 11.7%INC 6.2%OTH 3.9%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.