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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1962
Madhubani East
Winner — 1962
SURAJ NARAIN SINGH
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 39.7%INC 33.0%4 others 27.3%
Votes
14,906
39.7% share
Winning margin
2,522
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
44.7%
of 84,010
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURAJ NARAIN SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 14,906 | 39.7% |
| 2 | ARJUN PRASAD SINGH | INC | 12,384 | 33.0% |
| 3 | SURAJ NARAIN MISHRA | Left | 5,457 | 14.5% |
| 4 | AWADH BIHARI DAS | 2,042 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | NAGESHWAR RAI | IND | 1,836 | 4.9% |
| 6 | AHMAD HUSSAIN | IND | 919 | 2.5% |
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.
Average turnout (146th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 1.0% · max 49.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
146th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
137th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 39.7%INC 33.0%CPI 14.5%BJS 5.4%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.