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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 52 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Sakra

Winner — 1957

KAPILDEO NARAIN SINHA
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
RAMGULAM CHAUDHARY
INC· 14,877 votes
INC 19.7%INC 15.9%7 others 64.4%
Votes
18,432
19.7% share
Winning margin
4,267
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
40.2%
of 1,16,218

A closely fought contest. KAPILDEO NARAIN SINHA won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAPILDEO NARAIN SINHA
18,43219.7%
2
RAMGULAM CHAUDHARY
14,87715.9%
3
SATRUGHAN PD. SINGH
IND
14,16515.2%
4
MAUJI LAL
IND
11,79112.6%
5
BACHU LAL
9,36710.0%
6
RIJHAN RAM
7,4137.9%
7
SIABAR SARAN SHRIVASTAVA
6,8717.3%
8
SHIVA PD. CHAUDHARY
CNPSPJP
6,3216.8%
9
SHEONANDAN PASWAN
IND
4,2374.5%

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 (24th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.6% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
24th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
115th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 19.7%INC 15.9%IND 15.2%IND 12.6%PSP 10.0%CPI 7.9%OTH 18.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

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