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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1967
Shedhar
Winner — 1967
T.G.H. SINGH
IND
IND 35.8%INC 32.1%4 others 32.2%
Votes
17,644
35.8% share
Winning margin
1,841
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.1%
of 87,848
A closely fought contest. T.G.H. SINGH won with a 3.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.G.H. SINGH | IND | 17,644 | 35.8% |
| 2 | T.C. SINGH | INC | 15,803 | 32.0% |
| 3 | J. ALAM | Samyukta Socialist Party | 12,221 | 24.8% |
| 4 | S. SHA | IND | 2,012 | 4.1% |
| 5 | I. HANDAN | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,132 | 2.3% |
| 6 | D. JHA | IND | 489 | 1.0% |
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.
Average turnout (69th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
69th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.1%
lowerhigher
17th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 35.8%INC 32.0%SSP 24.8%OTH 7.4%
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?
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