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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 230 · 1977

Bhabhua

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Winner — 1977

SHIB PARIKSHA SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 37.4%INC 21.0%14 others 41.6%
Votes
22,410
37.4% share
Winning margin
9,810
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
52.6%
of 1,13,929

Bhabhua is a safe seat — SHIB PARIKSHA SINGH won by 16.4%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIB PARIKSHA SINGH
JNP
Janata
22,41037.4%
2
SHYAM NARAYAN PANDEY
INC
INC
12,60021.0%
3
RAM LAL SINGH
CPI
Left
11,07118.5%
4
CHANDRA MAULI MISHRA
IND
4,1576.9%
5
SOHRAI RAM
SSD
2,8604.8%
6
PARAS NATH SINGH
IND
1,2322.0%
7
NALINI BILOCHAN PANDEY
IND
1,1071.9%
8
SHYAM SUNDAR CHAMAR
IND
8661.4%
9
RAJ BALLAV CHOBEY
IND
6551.1%
10
RAJ DHARI TIWARI
IND
6391.1%
11
UDAY NARAYAN SINGH
IND
5530.9%
12
RAM KESHI PRASAD
IND
4540.8%
13
VIGAN SAH
IND
4430.7%
14
RAM KESH SAH
IND
3430.6%
15
VIJAY SHANKAR SINGH
IND
3370.6%
16
KAILASH TIWARI
IND
2310.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (221st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.4% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
221st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
231st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
241st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 37.4%INC 21.0%CPI 18.5%IND 6.9%OTH 16.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

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