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Bihar · PC 6 · 1962
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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMSEKHAR PRASAD SINGH | 85,952 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | RAJENDRA SINGH | 64,748 | 29.2% | |
| 3 | HARMANDAN PRASAD YADAV | IND | 34,637 | 15.6% |
| 4 | BHIKARI NATH | IND | 22,460 | 10.1% |
| 5 | RAMSUBHAG SINGH | SOC | 8,593 | 3.9% |
| 6 | RATNA DEVI | RRP | 5,030 | 2.3% |
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
safe9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 1.8% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
30th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
21st of 40How 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 COMPUTEDA 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.