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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1985

Siwan

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Winner — 1985

AWADH BIHARI CHOUDHARY
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.9%BJP 27.4%12 others 17.7%
Votes
46,021
54.9% share
Winning margin
23,032
27.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
58.9%
of 1,42,499

Siwan is a safe seat — AWADH BIHARI CHOUDHARY won by 27.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AWADH BIHARI CHOUDHARY
JNP
Janata
46,02154.9%
2
JANARDAN TIWARY
BJP
BJP
22,98927.4%
3
IRSHAD HUSSAIN
INC
INC
10,36812.4%
4
RAJENDAR SINGH
IND
1,6462.0%
5
RADHIKA DEVI
LKD
Lok Dal
1,0241.2%
6
GAUTAM SINGH
IND
4030.5%
7
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
3100.4%
8
RAMAUTAR PRASAD
IND
2440.3%
9
SITARAM SAH
IND
2300.3%
10
LALBABU CHOUDHARY
IND
1940.2%
11
VIKRAMA RAM
IND
1450.2%
12
SATNARAYAN SINGH
IND
1210.1%
13
DHANESAR
IND
1080.1%
14
SARJU PARSAD
IND
640.1%

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

Average turnout (134th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
27.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.8% · max 65.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
134th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
64th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.9%BJP 27.4%INC 12.4%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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