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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 12 · 1984
Sheohar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1984
RAM DULARI SINGH
INC· INC
INC 51.8%JNP 35.4%12 others 12.8%
Votes
2,54,881
52.5% share
Winning margin
80,553
16.6% of votes
Total votes cast
4,91,973
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM DULARI SINGH | 2,54,881 | 52.5% | |
| 2 | HARI KISHOR SINGH | 1,74,328 | 35.9% | |
| 3 | THAKUR PRABHAKAR | 28,370 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | NEK MAHMAD AKHTAR | IND | 11,306 | 2.3% |
| 5 | JILDAR RAM | IND | 3,166 | 0.7% |
| 6 | VIJAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 3,027 | 0.6% |
| 7 | JAGAR NATH RAI | IND | 2,277 | 0.5% |
| 8 | RAMCHANDRA SINGH | IND | 2,174 | 0.5% |
| 9 | MOHAMD BASI MIAN | IND | 1,867 | 0.4% |
| 10 | RAJENDRA THAKUR | IND | 1,347 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SURESH PRASAD | IND | 1,272 | 0.3% |
| 12 | GAJANDHAR SINGH | IND | 1,004 | 0.2% |
| 13 | CHANDRA DEO JHA | IND | 625 | 0.1% |
| 14 | YOGENDRA RAI | IND | 333 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 0.3% · max 50.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
3rd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
22nd of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.5%JNP 35.9%LKD 5.8%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
Figures are for Purnia, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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