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Bihar · PC 39 · 1980

Bikramganj

Winner — Lok Sabha 1980

TAPESHWAR SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 37.2%JNP(S) 32.4%11 others 30.4%
Votes
1,64,271
37.7% share
Winning margin
21,386
4.9% of votes
Total votes cast
4,41,458
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TAPESHWAR SINGH
INC(I)
1,64,27137.7%
2
RAM AWDHESH SINGH
JNP(S)
1,42,88532.8%
3
MUNSHI SINGH
1,06,71624.5%
4
BABUDHAN UPADHAYAY
IND
5,6521.3%
5
LAKSHMAN CHAUDHARI
IND
5,5351.3%
6
UDAI PRASAD
IND
2,0300.5%
7
SONAPATI CHAUDHRY
IND
1,9250.4%
8
KRIPASHANKAR TIWARI
IND
1,6340.4%
9
GOPICHAND PRASAD
IND
1,5510.4%
10
VRIJNANDAN SINGH
IND
1,1750.3%
11
SUKUL RAM
IND
1,0700.3%
12
VISWANATH CHAUDHARI
IND
7120.2%
13
RAM NAGINA SINGH
IND
3470.1%

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.

Low turnout (40th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 43.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
40th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
32nd of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 37.7%JNP(S) 32.8%JNP 24.5%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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