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Winner — Lok Sabha 1962

RAMSEKHAR PRASAD SINGH
INC· INC
INC 37.7%PSP 28.4%4 others 33.9%
Votes
85,952
38.8% share
Winning margin
21,204
9.6% of votes
Total votes cast
2,28,117
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMSEKHAR PRASAD SINGH
85,95238.8%
2
RAJENDRA SINGH
64,74829.2%
3
HARMANDAN PRASAD YADAV
IND
34,63715.6%
4
BHIKARI NATH
IND
22,46010.1%
5
RAMSUBHAG SINGH
SOC
8,5933.9%
6
RATNA DEVI
RRP
5,0302.3%

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.

Average turnout (30th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 1.8% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
30th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
21st of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.8%PSP 29.2%IND 15.6%IND 10.1%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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