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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 212 · 1969
Arrah
Winner — 1969
RAM AWDHESH SINGH
SSP· Samyukta Socialist Party
SSP 27.0%INC 24.4%11 others 48.6%
Votes
13,556
27.0% share
Winning margin
1,278
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
53.7%
of 93,611
A closely fought contest. RAM AWDHESH SINGH won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM AWDHESH SINGH | Samyukta Socialist Party | 13,556 | 27.0% |
| 2 | SUMITRA DEVI | INC | 12,278 | 24.4% |
| 3 | RAM KHELAWAN SINGH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 10,199 | 20.3% |
| 4 | SATYENDRA NARAYAN SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 9,767 | 19.4% |
| 5 | DHANI LAL RAM | IND | 1,255 | 2.5% |
| 6 | GOPI NATH KESRI | Left | 1,158 | 2.3% |
| 7 | BALI RAM | IND | 503 | 1.0% |
| 8 | SHUKHDEO NARAYAN | 478 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | SURYA RAM | IND | 337 | 0.7% |
| 10 | VIDYA NAND SINGH | IND | 299 | 0.6% |
| 11 | SHYAMA NAND MISHRA | SUC | 211 | 0.4% |
| 12 | HIRALAL PRASAD | IND | 143 | 0.3% |
| 13 | KEDAR PANDE | RRP | 69 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (179th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.3% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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179th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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180th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 27.0%INC 24.4%BJS 20.3%PSP 19.4%OTH 8.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
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