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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1967
Jamalpur
Winner — 1967
B. P. YADAV
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 27.4%CPI 25.8%4 others 46.8%
Votes
15,851
27.4% share
Winning margin
976
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.0%
of 83,666
Jamalpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 976 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. P. YADAV | Samyukta Socialist Party | 15,851 | 27.4% |
| 2 | R. B. SINGH | Left | 14,875 | 25.8% |
| 3 | J. MAHTON | INC | 11,975 | 20.7% |
| 4 | S. P. TANTI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 11,331 | 19.6% |
| 5 | A. SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 2,912 | 5.0% |
| 6 | D. SINGH | IND | 817 | 1.4% |
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.
Low turnout (218th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
218th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
23rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 27.4%CPI 25.8%INC 20.7%BJS 19.6%PSP 5.0%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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