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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 6 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

Punpun and Masaurhi

Winner — 1951

RAM KHELAWAN SINHA
Also elected — same seat
SARASWATI CHAUDHARI
INC· 18,861 votes
INC 27.1%INC 25.5%6 others 47.4%
Votes
20,100
27.1% share
Winning margin
4,603
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
55.8%
of 66,382

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM KHELAWAN SINHA
20,10027.1%
2
SARASWATI CHAUDHARI
18,86125.5%
3
BRAJLAL PRASAD
IND
15,49720.9%
4
RAM BRIKSH DUSADH
IND
10,53114.2%
5
KAMAL NARAIN CHAUDHARY
2,9193.9%
6
RAMLAGAN MOCHI
IND
2,5463.4%
7
RAMSWARUP CHOWDHARI
IND
1,9122.6%
8
SEO GOVIND DAS
IND
1,6872.3%

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 (51st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 2.1% · max 67.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
51st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
148th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.1%INC 25.5%IND 20.9%IND 14.2%OTH 12.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments

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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