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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1957
Shikarpur
Winner — 1957
SINHESHWAR PD. VERMA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 46.5%INC 44.3%1 others 9.2%
Votes
8,199
46.5% share
Winning margin
379
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
35.4%
of 49,884
A closely fought contest. SINHESHWAR PD. VERMA won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINHESHWAR PD. VERMA | 8,199 | 46.5% | |
| 2 | KAMALNATH TEWARY | 7,820 | 44.3% | |
| 3 | BIR SINGH | IND | 1,621 | 9.2% |
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 (71st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.9% · max 47.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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71st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
202nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 46.5%INC 44.3%IND 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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