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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 133 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

RAJKISHOR PRASAD SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 30.5%IND 21.8%10 others 47.7%
Votes
18,315
30.5% share
Winning margin
5,188
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
55.0%
of 1,09,259

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJKISHOR PRASAD SINGH
CPI
Left
18,31530.5%
2
SATYA NARAYAN BISWAS
IND
13,12721.8%
3
JAGDISH PRASAD MANDAL
BJS
Grand Alliance
10,94518.2%
4
RAHA TULLAH
IND
8,14113.5%
5
WARISH HUSSAIN
CPM
Left
2,3623.9%
6
UTAM LAL SHARMA
IND
1,8553.1%
7
SATYA NARAIN JHA
IND
1,8033.0%
8
BADAL CHOUDHARI
RSM
1,2112.0%
9
MOHAN SINGH
SOP
9871.6%
10
RANA RAGENDRA SINGH
NCO
7611.3%
11
SUDAMA SHARAN SINGH
IND
3080.5%
12
RAM KUMAR DALMIYA
IND
3050.5%

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 (55th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
55th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
61st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 30.5%IND 21.8%BJS 18.2%IND 13.5%OTH 16.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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