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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1962
Dumraon
Winner — 1962
KUMAR GANGA PRASAD SINGH
INC· INC
INC 33.2%SWA 26.5%3 others 40.4%
Votes
12,466
33.2% share
Winning margin
2,523
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
45.9%
of 81,899
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUMAR GANGA PRASAD SINGH | INC | 12,466 | 33.2% |
| 2 | VISHWA NATH SINGH | Swatantra Party | 9,943 | 26.5% |
| 3 | PASUPATI NATH SINGH | IND | 7,182 | 19.1% |
| 4 | JAMUNA PRASAD | Praja Socialist Party | 6,600 | 17.6% |
| 5 | KAMLA DUBAY | RRP | 1,387 | 3.7% |
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 (156th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
156th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
116th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.2%SWA 26.5%IND 19.1%PSP 17.6%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushroom🏺Rice
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Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.