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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 76 · 2019 by-elections
Simri Bakhtiarpur
Winner — 2019 by-elections
ZAFAR ALAM
RJD 43.7%JD(U) 34.3%4 others 22.0%
Votes
71,441
43.8% share
Winning margin
15,505
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
A clear win with a 9.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAFAR ALAM | 71,441 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Dr. ARUN KUMAR | 55,936 | 34.3% | |
| 3 | DINESH KUMAR NISHAD | VSIP | 25,225 | 15.4% |
| 4 | SONA KUMAR | IND | 4,484 | 2.8% |
| 5 | UMESH CHANDRA BHARTI | AKBMP | 3,718 | 2.3% |
| 6 | UPENDRA SAHANI | RJBP | 2,505 | 1.5% |
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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 (100th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.9% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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100th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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75th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
7 seats · 4 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 43.8%JD(U) 34.3%VSIP 15.4%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
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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.