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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2010
Gaighat
Winner — 2010
VEENA DEVI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.5%RJD 31.1%14 others 25.4%
Votes
56,386
43.5% share
Winning margin
15,987
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
56.2%
of 2,30,878
A clear win with a 12.3% margin.
Seat history
5 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEENA DEVI | NDA (NDA) | 56,386 | 43.5% |
| 2 | MAHESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | 40,399 | 31.1% | |
| 3 | ARTI DEVI | INC | 6,742 | 5.2% |
| 4 | KRISHNA KUMAR SAHANI | IND | 4,148 | 3.2% |
| 5 | GHULAM AHMAD RAZA | IND | 3,434 | 2.6% |
| 6 | JITENDRA KUMAR MAJHI | IND | 2,979 | 2.3% |
| 7 | SURAJ SAHNI | IND | 2,936 | 2.3% |
| 8 | RAGHUNANDAN PRASAD SINGH | IND | 2,740 | 2.1% |
| 9 | SUMAN KUMAR TIWARY | 2,403 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | JITENDRA YADAV | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 2,200 | 1.7% |
| 11 | JAGANNATH SAHANI | BSP | 1,105 | 0.8% |
| 12 | UMESH PRASAD SINGH | 983 | 0.8% | |
| 13 | AMRESH KUMAR | 955 | 0.7% | |
| 14 | KAPILDEO SINGH | IND | 919 | 0.7% |
| 15 | GANNI HAIDER | INGP | 759 | 0.6% |
| 16 | RAMANAND SAHNI | 668 | 0.5% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (97th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.2% · max 59.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
97th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
129th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.5%RJD 31.1%INC 5.2%OTH 20.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
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.