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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 155 · 1957
Balia
Winner — 1957
BRAHMDEO NARAIN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 47.1%PSP 25.4%2 others 27.5%
Votes
15,190
47.1% share
Winning margin
7,007
21.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
45.2%
of 71,221
Balia is a safe seat — BRAHMDEO NARAIN SINGH won by 21.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAHMDEO NARAIN SINGH | 15,190 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | SHIVSHANKAR MAHTON | 8,183 | 25.4% | |
| 3 | CHANDRACHOOR DEO | 5,640 | 17.5% | |
| 4 | BASUDEO NARAIN SINGH | IND | 3,210 | 10.0% |
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 (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 24.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
40th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
176th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.1%PSP 25.4%BJS 17.5%IND 10.0%
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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