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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1962
Kesaria
Winner — 1962
PITAMBAR SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 57.8%INC 36.9%1 others 5.3%
Votes
16,733
57.8% share
Winning margin
6,039
20.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
53.7%
of 53,959
Kesaria is a safe seat — PITAMBAR SINGH won by 20.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PITAMBAR SINGH | Left | 16,733 | 57.8% |
| 2 | PRABHAWATI GUPTA | INC | 10,694 | 36.9% |
| 3 | PARAS NATH SINGH | Swatantra Party | 1,529 | 5.3% |
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.
High turnout (49th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.7% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
49th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
121st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 57.8%INC 36.9%SWA 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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