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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 152 · 1957
Chautham
Winner — 1957
GHANSHYAM SINGH
INC· INC
INC 64.0%PSP 21.1%1 others 14.8%
Votes
20,263
64.0% share
Winning margin
13,578
42.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.0%
of 54,549
Chautham is a safe seat — GHANSHYAM SINGH won by 42.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHANSHYAM SINGH | 20,263 | 64.0% | |
| 2 | BASUDEO PRASAD YADAV | 6,685 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | MISHRI SINGH | IND | 4,696 | 14.8% |
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 (159th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean42.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.4% · max 42.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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159th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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108th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.0%PSP 21.1%IND 14.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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