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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 69 · 1962

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Winner — 1962

CHITARANJAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 29.5%IND 22.1%3 others 48.4%
Votes
8,904
29.5% share
Winning margin
2,234
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
41.2%
of 73,217

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHITARANJAN SINGH
INC
INC
8,90429.5%
2
DEONARAIN SINGH
IND
6,67022.1%
3
RAMCHANDRA DESHDOOT
IND
6,13220.3%
4
RUP NARAIN SINGH
SWA
Swatantra Party
5,05016.7%
5
LAKHAN SAHNI
SOC
3,40511.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (8th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 3.1% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
8th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
235th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
170th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.5%IND 22.1%IND 20.3%SWA 16.7%SOC 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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