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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 231 · 1969

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Winner — 1969

RAM EKBAL SINGH
SSP· Samyukta Socialist Party
SSP 23.5%LTC 19.0%8 others 57.5%
Votes
12,215
23.5% share
Winning margin
2,326
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
49.8%
of 1,04,346

A closely fought contest. RAM EKBAL SINGH won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM EKBAL SINGH
SSP
Samyukta Socialist Party
12,21523.5%
2
INDRAMANI SINGH
LTC
9,88919.0%
3
CHANDRA BHUSHAN TIWARI
CPM
Left
8,48016.3%
4
RAM NAGINA TIWARI
PSP
Praja Socialist Party
5,27110.2%
5
RAMADHAR TIWARI
INC
INC
5,1239.9%
6
MAHANTH RAM SUNDAR DAS
BJS
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
4,3268.3%
7
LALLAN SINGH
JAP
2,6705.1%
8
RAM KESHWAR SINGH
IND
1,9113.7%
9
NARAYAN DAS ARYA
IND
1,1012.1%
10
JAI MANGAL SINGH
IND
9681.9%

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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.6% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
81st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
86th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 23.5%LTC 19.0%CPM 16.3%PSP 10.2%INC 9.9%BJS 8.3%OTH 12.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Shiva Temple

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Shiva Temple

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