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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1962
Sitamarhi South
Winner — 1962
KISHORI LAL SAH
INC· INC
INC 41.3%SWA 21.6%4 others 37.1%
Votes
17,225
41.3% share
Winning margin
8,220
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
51.6%
of 80,886
Sitamarhi South is a safe seat — KISHORI LAL SAH won by 19.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KISHORI LAL SAH | INC | 17,225 | 41.3% |
| 2 | JANAKDHARI SINGH | Swatantra Party | 9,005 | 21.6% |
| 3 | RAM PADARATH PRASAD YADAV | 7,264 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | JAIKISHORE SINHA | IND | 3,059 | 7.3% |
| 5 | NARENDRA SHRIVASTAVA | IND | 2,648 | 6.3% |
| 6 | NAW KISHORE MAHTO | SOC | 2,532 | 6.1% |
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 (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.5% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
117th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
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32nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.3%SWA 21.6%BJS 17.4%IND 7.3%IND 6.3%SOC 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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