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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1969
Jamalpur
Winner — 1969
RAM BALAK SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 27.0%BJS 26.8%5 others 46.3%
Votes
15,880
26.9% share
Winning margin
103
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.1%
of 89,092
Jamalpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 103 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM BALAK SINGH | Left | 15,880 | 26.9% |
| 2 | SURESH KUMAR SINGH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 15,777 | 26.8% |
| 3 | BHAGWAT YADAV | Samyukta Socialist Party | 14,114 | 24.0% |
| 4 | YOGENDRA MAHTO | INC | 10,054 | 17.1% |
| 5 | BHAGWAT MANDAL | SHD | 2,182 | 3.7% |
| 6 | DWARIKA TANTI | IND | 741 | 1.3% |
| 7 | GOPAL PD. GUPTA | IND | 168 | 0.3% |
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
lean0.2%
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
CPI 26.9%BJS 26.8%SSP 24.0%INC 17.1%OTH 5.3%
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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