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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 91 · 1995

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Winner — 1995

ABDUL SALAM
CPI· Left
CPI 48.1%INC 33.7%16 others 18.3%
Votes
45,241
48.1% share
Winning margin
13,572
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
53.6%
of 1,75,603

A clear win with a 14.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUL SALAM
CPI
Left
45,24148.1%
2
VIJAY KUMAR MISHRA
INC
INC
31,66933.7%
3
RAGHVENDRA PRASAD
BJP
BJP
9,1949.8%
4
SURENDRA PRASAD GAI
SAP
1,3341.4%
5
RAM BABU THAKUR
IND
1,2531.3%
6
GOVIND NARAIN PATHAK
BPP
1,0231.1%
7
RAM BABU SAH
IND
9901.1%
8
RAMESH KUMAR SAHU
IND
4450.5%
9
BATCHAN MISHRA
JP
4220.5%
10
BIRENDRA KUMAR THAKUR
IND
4200.5%
11
UMESH KUMAR SAH
IND
3670.4%
12
AHMADUZZAMA ZAFFAR
IND
3410.4%
13
CHANDESHWAR SAH
IND
3240.3%
14
ABUDOJANA
IND
3210.3%
15
ZAHID HUSSAIN
SP
Samajwadi Party
2770.3%
16
KULANAND MISHRA
IND
2320.3%
17
NAGENDRA JHA
IND
1870.2%
18
ANIL KUMAR THAKUR
IND
480.1%

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

High turnout (14th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
14th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
124th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 48.1%INC 33.7%BJP 9.8%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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