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Bihar · PC 18 · 1980
Barh
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
DHARMVIR SINGH
INC(U) 39.8%JNP 33.2%12 others 27.0%
Votes
1,92,407
40.2% share
Winning margin
31,606
6.6% of votes
Total votes cast
4,84,029
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARMVIR SINGH | 1,92,407 | 40.2% | |
| 2 | KAMLA DEVI | 1,60,801 | 33.6% | |
| 3 | RAM RAJ PRASAD SINGH |  INC(I) | 1,02,566 | 21.4% |
| 4 | VIJAYANAND PURI | IND | 5,449 | 1.1% |
| 5 | NEPALI GOPE | IND | 3,387 | 0.7% |
| 6 | VRAHMDEO PRASAD | IND | 3,018 | 0.6% |
| 7 | LAKSHMI NARAYAN PRASAD | IND | 2,019 | 0.4% |
| 8 | DEO KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,956 | 0.4% |
| 9 | JHARI DAS | 1,863 | 0.4% | |
| 10 | SITARAM PASWAN | IND | 1,577 | 0.3% |
| 11 | AJIT KUMAR SINHA | IND | 1,468 | 0.3% |
| 12 | TANESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 1,330 | 0.3% |
| 13 | SATYADEO PRASAD | IND | 714 | 0.1% |
| 14 | VINOD RABIDAS | IND | 570 | 0.1% |
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Low turnout (33rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.2% · max 55.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
33rd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
11th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(U) 40.2%JNP 33.6%INC(I) 21.4%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.