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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1962
Dhamdaha
Winner — 1962
LAKSHMI NARAIN SUDHANSHU
INC· INC
INC 56.5%SWA 21.3%4 others 22.2%
Votes
18,383
56.5% share
Winning margin
11,469
35.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.4%
of 70,178
Dhamdaha is a safe seat — LAKSHMI NARAIN SUDHANSHU won by 35.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMI NARAIN SUDHANSHU | INC | 18,383 | 56.5% |
| 2 | SURYA NARAYAN SINGH YADAV | Swatantra Party | 6,914 | 21.3% |
| 3 | KALIKA SINGH | SOC | 2,866 | 8.8% |
| 4 | RAMESHWAR DAS | Praja Socialist Party | 2,740 | 8.4% |
| 5 | SHITAL KISKU | JP | 942 | 2.9% |
| 6 | PARMANAND THAKUR | IND | 690 | 2.1% |
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 (123rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 0.4% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
123rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
68th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.5%SWA 21.3%SOC 8.8%PSP 8.4%OTH 5.0%
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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