Back to Bihar 1961 by-elections map
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 144 · 1961 by-elections
Sheikhpura
Winner — 1961 by-elections
S.S.SINHA
INC 60.0%COM 31.1%2 others 8.9%
Votes
35,013
60.0% share
Winning margin
16,871
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Sheikhpura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 16,871 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.S.SINHA | 35,013 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | BHOLA PRASAD | COM | 18,142 | 0.0% |
| 3 | R.YADAV | 3,681 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | G.P.GUPTA | IND | 1,529 | 0.0% |
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 (93rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.1% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
93rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
120th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chilli🏺Maize
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.