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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 213 · 1962
Arrah
Winner — 1962
SUMITRA DEVI
INC· INC
INC 49.3%SWA 33.6%6 others 17.1%
Votes
15,823
49.3% share
Winning margin
5,064
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
45.3%
of 70,726
Arrah is a safe seat — SUMITRA DEVI won by 15.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUMITRA DEVI | INC | 15,823 | 49.3% |
| 2 | ABUL FAZAL MOHAMMED ABDUL HAMID | Swatantra Party | 10,759 | 33.5% |
| 3 | RAM BADAN RAI | IND | 1,467 | 4.6% |
| 4 | RAFIQ AHMAD | Left | 1,279 | 4.0% |
| 5 | RANG BAHADUR PRASAD | Praja Socialist Party | 1,146 | 3.6% |
| 6 | NARAIN DWIVEDI | 1,065 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | RAMADHAR TIWARI | IND | 357 | 1.1% |
| 8 | BAIDYANATH NARAIN | IND | 172 | 0.5% |
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 (222nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.4% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
222nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
20th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.3%SWA 33.5%OTH 17.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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