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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 163 · 2010

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Winner — 2010

GIRIDHARI YADAV
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 28.1%RJD 21.7%12 others 50.2%
Votes
33,776
28.1% share
Winning margin
7,616
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
48.6%
of 2,47,681

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2010

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GIRIDHARI YADAV
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
33,77628.1%
2
RAMDEO YADAV
RJD
26,16021.7%
3
SURENDRA PRASAD GUPTA
JMM
11,1559.3%
4
MANOJ YADAV
IND
10,0518.3%
5
MAHIPLAL PANDIT
INC
INC
9,1257.6%
6
BECHU YADAV
JVM
8,9257.4%
7
BILAKSHAN RAVIDAS
NCP
6,6905.6%
8
RAJKISHORE PRASAD ALIAS PAPPU YADAV
IND
3,9223.3%
9
MRITYUNJAY PANDIT
BSP
BSP
2,9382.4%
10
MRIGENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,5682.1%
11
UMESH YADAV
IND
1,5831.3%
12
ATAL BIHARI
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
1,4581.2%
13
TUNTUN DAS
SHS
1,0890.9%
14
SHRIDHAR YADAV
SP
9050.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (66th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.8% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
66th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 28.1%RJD 21.7%JMM 9.3%IND 8.3%INC 7.6%JVM 7.4%OTH 17.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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