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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1962
Sheikhpura
Winner — 1962
SHEOSHANKER SINGH
INC· INC
INC 51.5%CPI 31.6%3 others 16.8%
Votes
16,513
51.5% share
Winning margin
6,369
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.6%
of 64,605
Sheikhpura is a safe seat — SHEOSHANKER SINGH won by 19.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEOSHANKER SINGH | INC | 16,513 | 51.5% |
| 2 | MUSTAFA RIJBI | Left | 10,144 | 31.6% |
| 3 | YADUBANS SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 2,758 | 8.6% |
| 4 | RAMESHWAR MAHTON | Swatantra Party | 1,495 | 4.7% |
| 5 | BANARSI MANDAL | 1,147 | 3.6% |
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.
Low turnout (240th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
240th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
136th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.5%CPI 31.6%PSP 8.6%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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