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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1962
Mashrakh North
Winner — 1962
PRABHU NATH SINGH
INC· INC
INC 46.3%SWA 42.9%1 others 10.7%
Votes
10,965
46.3% share
Winning margin
804
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
41.1%
of 57,600
A closely fought contest. PRABHU NATH SINGH won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRABHU NATH SINGH | INC | 10,965 | 46.3% |
| 2 | PRABHU NARAIN SINGH | Swatantra Party | 10,161 | 42.9% |
| 3 | MRITUNJAYA SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 2,535 | 10.7% |
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 (177th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 3.4% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
177th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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84th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.3%SWA 42.9%PSP 10.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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