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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2016 by-elections
Harlakhi
Winner — 2016 by-elections
Sh. Sudhanshu Shekhar E
RLSP 46.3%INC 32.5%7 others 21.2%
Votes
62,434
46.3% share
Winning margin
18,650
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sh. Sudhanshu Shekhar E | 62,434 | 46.3% | |
| 2 | Sh. Mohammad Shabbir | 43,784 | 32.5% | |
| 3 | Sh. Ram Naresh Pandey | 19,835 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Sh. Madan Chadra Jha | INDEPENDENT | 2,826 | 2.1% |
| 5 | Sh. Anita Devi | JAPL | 2,004 | 1.5% |
| 6 | Sh. Vijay Gandhi | 1,393 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | Sh. Bhagirath Jha | SKLP | 1,351 | 1.0% |
| 8 | Sh. Parmanand Paswan | PBI | 594 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Sh. Priya Ranjan | AMP | 580 | 0.4% |
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 (149th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 2.7% · max 19.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
149th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
4th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RLSP 46.3%INC 32.5%CPI 14.7%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
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.