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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1969
Sheohar
Winner — 1969
THAKUR GIRIJA NANDAN SINGH
BKD 37.9%SSP 31.9%3 others 30.2%
Votes
22,828
37.9% share
Winning margin
3,613
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.7%
of 96,096
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THAKUR GIRIJA NANDAN SINGH | 22,828 | 37.9% | |
| 2 | ZAFFIR ALAM | Samyukta Socialist Party | 19,215 | 31.9% |
| 3 | CHITRANJAN SINGH | INC | 13,569 | 22.5% |
| 4 | RUP NARAIN SINGH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 4,013 | 6.7% |
| 5 | RAM SURAT SINGH | PBI | 608 | 1.0% |
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 (69th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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69th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.1%
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17th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BKD 37.9%SSP 31.9%INC 22.5%BJS 6.7%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%
What's nearby?
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