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Bihar · PC 17 · 1962

Darbhanga

Winner — Lok Sabha 1962

SHREE NARAYAN DAS
INC· INC
INC 53.0%SWA 23.1%1 others 23.8%
Votes
1,06,979
55.3% share
Winning margin
60,337
31.2% of votes
Total votes cast
2,01,729
Candidates
3
Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHREE NARAYAN DAS
1,06,97955.3%
2
HARISH CHANDRA MISHRA
46,64224.1%
3
MOHAMMAD YAQUB
39,72020.5%

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.

Average turnout (32nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 1.6% · max 63.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
32nd of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
4.0%
lowerhigher
1st of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.3%SWA 24.1%PSP 20.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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