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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1962
Belhar
Winner — 1962
RAGHVENDRA NARAIN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 54.6%PSP 19.0%2 others 26.4%
Votes
21,025
54.6% share
Winning margin
13,699
35.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
41.8%
of 92,107
Belhar is a safe seat — RAGHVENDRA NARAIN SINGH won by 35.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHVENDRA NARAIN SINGH | INC | 21,025 | 54.6% |
| 2 | BHUBNESHWAR JHA | Praja Socialist Party | 7,326 | 19.0% |
| 3 | RADHEY SHYAM RAI | Swatantra Party | 6,728 | 17.5% |
| 4 | DHIRENDRA PRASAD YADAV | SOC | 3,417 | 8.9% |
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.
Low turnout (207th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean35.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 2.4% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
207th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
225th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.6%PSP 19.0%SWA 17.5%SOC 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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