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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 167 · 1969

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Winner — 1969

CHATURBHUJ PRASAD SINGH
SSP· Samyukta Socialist Party
SSP 24.5%IND 20.5%8 others 55.0%
Votes
11,529
24.5% share
Winning margin
1,853
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
50.3%
of 93,767

A closely fought contest. CHATURBHUJ PRASAD SINGH won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHATURBHUJ PRASAD SINGH
SSP
Samyukta Socialist Party
11,52924.5%
2
AWADH BEHARI RAI
IND
9,67620.5%
3
SAKUNTALA DEVI
INC
INC
9,30619.7%
4
RADHE SHYAM RAI
IND
6,41413.6%
5
SHASHI SHEKHAR PD. SINGH
JAP
5,93412.6%
6
SURENDRA NARAIN SINGH
BJS
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1,5313.3%
7
LAKSHMI JHA
BKD
8111.7%
8
ARUN KUMAR
CPI
Left
7131.5%
9
SUSHIL KUMA YADAV
SUC
7031.5%
10
TARINI PRASAD YADAV
SHD
5191.1%

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 (145th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 2.3% · max 45.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
145th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
109th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 24.5%IND 20.5%INC 19.7%IND 13.6%JAP 12.6%OTH 9.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,00,912
Density
815 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,228 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity27.1%
Sanitation31.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.8%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate57.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance15.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses (Masoor)🏺Tomato

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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