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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1967

Chandi

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Winner — 1967

R. P. SINGH
INC· INC
INC 44.5%BJS 29.7%4 others 25.8%
Votes
22,444
44.5% share
Winning margin
7,487
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
53.2%
of 94,784

A clear win with a 14.9% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1962 vs 1967

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. P. SINGH
INC
INC
22,44444.5%
2
K. PRASAD
BJS
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
14,95729.7%
3
K. YADAV
IND
8,19916.3%
4
B. P. BAIDYA
IND
2,2074.4%
5
S. RAM
SSP
Samyukta Socialist Party
1,5823.1%
6
J. DAS
IND
9982.0%

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

Average turnout (158th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 2.4% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
158th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.5%BJS 29.7%IND 16.3%OTH 9.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice
🏛️

Ancient mound, Buxar

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

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