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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2014 by-elections
Chiraia
Winner — 2014 by-elections
Laxmi Narayan Prasad Yadav
RJD 29.0%BJP 28.5%9 others 42.4%
Votes
38,709
29.0% share
Winning margin
628
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Chiraia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 628 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laxmi Narayan Prasad Yadav | 38,709 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Lal Babu Prasad Gupta | 38,081 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Manoj Kumar Singh | 25,782 | 19.3% | |
| 4 | Manju Devi | 20,484 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Imteyazul Haque | 2,778 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Birendra Ram | IND | 1,572 | 1.2% |
| 7 | Awadhesh Thakur | IND | 1,560 | 1.2% |
| 8 | Tanweer Alam | 1,253 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | Shatrudhan Singh | IND | 1,154 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Akhileshwar Kumar | IND | 1,044 | 0.8% |
| 11 | MD. Ejajur Rahman | 981 | 0.7% |
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Average turnout (113th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 3.0% · max 23.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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113th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
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28th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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182nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
15 seats · 8 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 29.0%BJP 28.6%INC 19.3%JD(U) 15.4%OTH 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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