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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1969
Tarapur
Winner — 1969
TARNI PRASAD SINGH
SHD
SHD 28.8%INC 21.4%7 others 49.8%
Votes
16,413
28.8% share
Winning margin
4,219
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
61.0%
of 93,444
A clear win with a 7.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARNI PRASAD SINGH | SHD | 16,413 | 28.8% |
| 2 | JAIMANGAL SINGH | INC | 12,194 | 21.4% |
| 3 | VIGOY NARAIN PRASHANT | Samyukta Socialist Party | 12,148 | 21.3% |
| 4 | JAI KISHORE SINGH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 11,860 | 20.8% |
| 5 | SATISH PRASAD YADAV | 1,725 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | KUSHESHWAR PRASAD VAISH | Swatantra Party | 914 | 1.6% |
| 7 | SADYA SINGH | IND | 823 | 1.4% |
| 8 | AMICHAND YADAB | IND | 592 | 1.0% |
| 9 | ACHAMBHI JHA | LTC | 340 | 0.6% |
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 (165th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.8% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
165th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
43rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SHD 28.8%INC 21.4%SSP 21.3%BJS 20.8%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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