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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 178 · 2022 by-elections
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Winner — 2022 by-elections
NEELAM DEVI
RJD 54.3%BJP 42.9%4 others 2.7%
Votes
79,744
54.3% share
Winning margin
16,741
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
A clear win with a 11.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEELAM DEVI | 79,744 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | SONAM DEVI | 63,003 | 42.9% | |
| 3 | UPENDRA SAHANI | RJBP | 1,709 | 1.2% |
| 4 | SUNIL KUMAR | IND | 1,133 | 0.8% |
| 5 | LALU PRASAD YADAV | IND | 644 | 0.4% |
| 6 | DHEERAJ KUMAR MALAKAR | IND | 529 | 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 (165th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.8% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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165th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
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87th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
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43rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 54.3%BJP 42.9%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.