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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 215 · 1967
Brahampur
Winner — 1967
S. SHARMA
IND
IND 28.4%SSP 18.2%8 others 53.4%
Votes
11,791
28.4% share
Winning margin
4,232
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
40.5%
of 1,02,550
A clear win with a 10.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. SHARMA | IND | 11,791 | 28.4% |
| 2 | S. PANDE | Samyukta Socialist Party | 7,559 | 18.2% |
| 3 | V. PANDE | INC | 7,452 | 17.9% |
| 4 | S. PRASAD | IND | 4,808 | 11.6% |
| 5 | K. P. SINGH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,293 | 7.9% |
| 6 | H. N. MISHRA | IND | 1,772 | 4.3% |
| 7 | J. N. SINGH | IND | 1,768 | 4.3% |
| 8 | V. DOUVE | Swatantra Party | 1,256 | 3.0% |
| 9 | L. SINGH | IND | 1,067 | 2.6% |
| 10 | M. TEWARI | IND | 750 | 1.8% |
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 (175th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.5% · max 31.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
175th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
205th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 28.4%SSP 18.2%INC 17.9%IND 11.6%BJS 7.9%OTH 15.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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