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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 194 · 1977
Bihar
Winner — 1977
DEVNATH PRASAD
CPI· Left
CPI 29.1%JNP 28.7%10 others 42.2%
Votes
22,721
29.1% share
Winning margin
247
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
56.4%
of 1,38,655
Bihar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 247 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVNATH PRASAD | Left | 22,721 | 29.1% |
| 2 | TAQUE REHMAN | Janata | 22,474 | 28.8% |
| 3 | RAJ KISHORE PRASAD | IND | 11,275 | 14.4% |
| 4 | SHYAM NANDAN SINGH | IND | 6,768 | 8.7% |
| 5 | CHANDRABHAN PRASAD | IND | 4,739 | 6.1% |
| 6 | NASIMUDDIN ANSARI | INC | 4,471 | 5.7% |
| 7 | UMESH PRASAD | IND | 3,372 | 4.3% |
| 8 | KAPURCHAND SUCHANTI | IND | 919 | 1.2% |
| 9 | YOGENDRA MAHTO | IND | 772 | 1.0% |
| 10 | MD. SAZZAD | IND | 281 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SOMAR RAM | IND | 231 | 0.3% |
| 12 | AKHTAR KHAN | IND | 151 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (238th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.3% · max 80.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
238th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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63rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 29.1%JNP 28.8%IND 14.4%IND 8.7%IND 6.1%INC 5.7%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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