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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1951

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Winner — 1951

BASAWAN SINHA
SP
SP 33.7%INC 31.5%9 others 34.8%
Votes
10,662
33.7% share
Winning margin
712
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
47.9%
of 66,001

A closely fought contest. BASAWAN SINHA won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASAWAN SINHA
SP
10,66233.7%
2
ABDUL QUIYUM ANSARI
INC
9,95031.5%
3
MUNASI SINGH
IND
2,5588.1%
4
DEOMUNI CHAUDBEY
IND
1,8245.8%
5
AWDHESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,7905.7%
6
HARI DATTA PRASAD
BJS
1,7585.6%
7
MAHESH CHODHARY
IND
8552.7%
8
ANANT SHASTRY
IND
8102.6%
9
SARJU
FBL(MG)
6952.2%
10
SURAJAKESHWAR SINGH
IND
3761.2%
11
INDRADEO SINGH
IND
3371.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 41.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
43rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
107th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 33.7%INC 31.5%IND 8.1%IND 5.8%IND 5.7%BJS 5.6%OTH 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lac Bangles🏺Makhana (Foxnut)

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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