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Bihar · PC 30 · 1957

Shahabad

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

INC 56.6%PSP 35.0%1 others 8.3%
Votes
99,199
56.6% share
Winning margin
37,802
21.6% of votes
Total votes cast
1,75,177
Candidates
3
Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALIRAM BHAGAT
99,19956.6%
2
DIP NARAIN SINGH
61,39735.0%
3
MITHTILESH KUMAR SINGH
14,5818.3%

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 (39th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 3.0% · max 64.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
47%
lowerhigher
39th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.6%PSP 35.0%CNSPJP 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

19 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Brass Metal Work🏺Garments & Active Wear🏺Tikuli Paintings
Kumhrar

Kumhrar

Heritage SiteWikidata
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Mir Ashraf's mosque, Ablution tank and Pucca well

🏛️MonumentASI

Mir Ashraf's mosque, Ablution tank and Pucca well

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Mounds known as the five stupas or panch pahari

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds known as the five stupas or panch pahari

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Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan wall

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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