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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 183 · 1957
Dumraon
Winner — 1957
GANGA PRASAD SINGH
INC· INC
INC 25.3%CNPSPJP 22.7%5 others 52.0%
Votes
7,427
25.3% share
Winning margin
759
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
46.3%
of 63,473
A closely fought contest. GANGA PRASAD SINGH won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANGA PRASAD SINGH | 7,427 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | VISHWANATH PD. SINGH | CNPSPJP | 6,668 | 22.7% |
| 3 | SARDAR HARIHAR SINGH | IND | 6,427 | 21.9% |
| 4 | YAMUNA PRASAD LAL | 3,323 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | CHHOTAK SINGH | IND | 2,377 | 8.1% |
| 6 | JAGDISH PD. SINGH | IND | 1,788 | 6.1% |
| 7 | NAND BIHARI DUBE | IND | 1,380 | 4.7% |
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.
Low turnout (243rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 2.0% · max 58.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
40%
lowerhigher
243rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
232nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.3%CNPSPJP 22.7%IND 21.9%PSP 11.3%IND 8.1%IND 6.1%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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