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Bihar · PC 6 · 1971
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Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
RAM SHEKHAR PRASAD SINGH
INC· INC
INC 41.5%BKD 28.9%10 others 29.5%
Votes
1,29,134
42.1% share
Winning margin
39,170
12.8% of votes
Total votes cast
3,10,930
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM SHEKHAR PRASAD SINGH | 1,29,134 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | SATYADEO SINGH | 89,964 | 29.3% | |
| 3 | JANAK YADAV | 27,021 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | 25,454 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | HARI NANDAN PRASAD YADAV | 19,609 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | AMAR KUMAR PANDEY | SUC | 7,010 | 2.3% |
| 7 | MAKSUDHAN SINGH | IND | 3,374 | 1.1% |
| 8 | SABDULLAH | IND | 1,495 | 0.5% |
| 9 | RAM PUJAN PRASAD | IND | 1,455 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAM PATI DASS | IND | 813 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD RAJPAL | IND | 786 | 0.3% |
| 12 | VISHWANATH SINGH | IND | 774 | 0.3% |
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
safe12.8%
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 42.1%BKD 29.3%PSP 8.8%BJS 8.3%SSP 6.4%OTH 5.1%
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.