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Bihar · PC 37 · 1957

Giridih

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

CNSPJP 51.3%INC 30.9%2 others 17.8%
Votes
64,602
51.3% share
Winning margin
25,657
20.4% of votes
Total votes cast
1,26,018
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
QUAZI S. A. MATIN
64,60251.3%
2
NAGEHWAR PD. SINHA
38,94530.9%
3
ALIJAN MIAN
14,35211.4%
4
BRIMOHAN PRASAD
8,1196.4%

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 (36th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.0% · max 46.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
36th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
14th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CNSPJP 51.3%INC 30.9%CPI 11.4%PSP 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Aurangabad, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry
🏛️

Ancient Buddhistic images and other images and sculptures colected underneath a shed

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Buddhistic images and other images and sculptures colected underneath a shed

🏛️

Shiva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Shiva Temple

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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