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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 201 · 1969
Hilsa
Winner — 1969
JIGDISH PRASAD
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 46.4%INC 26.5%8 others 27.1%
Votes
29,132
46.4% share
Winning margin
12,537
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.0%
of 98,054
Hilsa is a safe seat — JIGDISH PRASAD won by 20.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JIGDISH PRASAD | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 29,132 | 46.4% |
| 2 | AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | INC | 16,595 | 26.5% |
| 3 | RAM PRASAD SINGH | LTC | 7,824 | 12.5% |
| 4 | MANKI DEVI | IND | 4,004 | 6.4% |
| 5 | DEVGAN PRASAD SINGH | JAP | 1,339 | 2.1% |
| 6 | JAGARNATH SHARMA | 1,064 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | HARICHARAN CHOUDHARY | IND | 826 | 1.3% |
| 8 | JAGDISH PRASAD SINGH | BCP | 778 | 1.2% |
| 9 | RAMLAGAN SINGH | IND | 686 | 1.1% |
| 10 | SATISH CHANDRA MISHRA | PBI | 476 | 0.8% |
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.
Low turnout (212th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.3% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
212th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
145th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 46.4%INC 26.5%LTC 12.5%IND 6.4%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice
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