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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1962
Rupauli
Winner — 1962
BRIJ BEHARI SINGH
INC· INC
INC 54.1%SWA 15.6%3 others 30.4%
Votes
21,450
54.0% share
Winning margin
15,275
38.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.8%
of 79,656
Rupauli is a safe seat — BRIJ BEHARI SINGH won by 38.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIJ BEHARI SINGH | INC | 21,450 | 54.0% |
| 2 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | Swatantra Party | 6,175 | 15.6% |
| 3 | MOHIT LAL PANDIT | Praja Socialist Party | 4,656 | 11.7% |
| 4 | NAND KISHORE SINGH | IND | 3,975 | 10.0% |
| 5 | JAIKRISHNA THAKUR | SOC | 3,429 | 8.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (160th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean38.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.2% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
160th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
177th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.0%SWA 15.6%PSP 11.7%IND 10.0%SOC 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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