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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 87 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Dalsinghsarai
Winner — 1957
BALESHWAR RAM
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
MISHRI SINGH
INC· 24,361 votes
INC 30.7%INC 23.4%5 others 45.9%
Votes
31,950
30.7% share
Winning margin
13,611
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.3%
of 1,03,421
A clear win with a 13.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALESHWAR RAM | 31,950 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | MISHRI SINGH | 24,361 | 23.4% | |
| 3 | RAMSWARUP MAHTO | CNPSPJP | 18,339 | 17.6% |
| 4 | MUNI LAL | 9,264 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | SHIVACHANDRA RAJGRIHAR | 9,223 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | RAMUCHIT MAHTO | IND | 6,526 | 6.3% |
| 7 | KAMALAPATI DEVI | IND | 4,369 | 4.2% |
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 (183rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.7% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
183rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
160th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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162nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.7%INC 23.4%CNPSPJP 17.6%PSP 8.9%PSP 8.9%IND 6.3%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.