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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1957
Athawan
Winner — 1957
NAND KISHORE PD. SINGH
CNPSPJP
CNPSPJP 43.1%PSP 43.1%1 others 13.8%
Votes
13,228
43.1% share
Winning margin
18
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
46.3%
of 66,255
Athawan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 18 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAND KISHORE PD. SINGH | CNPSPJP | 13,228 | 43.1% |
| 2 | KAUSHALENDRA PRASAD NARAIN SINGH | 13,210 | 43.1% | |
| 3 | TAJUDDIN SAHEB | 4,224 | 13.8% |
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 (57th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
57th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
166th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CNPSPJP 43.1%PSP 43.1%INC 13.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
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