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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 185 · 1962
Balia
Winner — 1962
PREMA DEVI
INC· INC
INC 50.6%PSP 12.2%7 others 37.2%
Votes
17,438
50.6% share
Winning margin
13,243
38.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
50.5%
of 68,253
Balia is a safe seat — PREMA DEVI won by 38.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREMA DEVI | INC | 17,438 | 50.6% |
| 2 | PHAGENDRA PRASAD YADAV | Praja Socialist Party | 4,195 | 12.2% |
| 3 | CHOUDHRY MUSHTAQUE HASAN | Left | 3,444 | 10.0% |
| 4 | RAMLAKHAN PRASAD SINGH | IND | 3,165 | 9.2% |
| 5 | RAMJI PRASAD SINGH | IND | 1,426 | 4.1% |
| 6 | JITENDRANARAIN YADAV | SOC | 1,407 | 4.1% |
| 7 | RAMCHAND RAI | IND | 1,296 | 3.8% |
| 8 | SHIVA BRAT NARAIN SINGH | Swatantra Party | 1,069 | 3.1% |
| 9 | JAIDEO PRASAD | 995 | 2.9% |
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.
Average turnout (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
103rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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91st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.6%PSP 12.2%CPI 10.0%IND 9.2%OTH 18.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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