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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 148 · 1972
Sarath
Winner — 1972
KAMDEO PRO SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 24.5%PHJ 23.9%5 others 51.6%
Votes
9,180
24.5% share
Winning margin
236
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
38.5%
of 97,408
Sarath was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 236 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMDEO PRO SINGH | Congress (R) | 9,180 | 24.5% |
| 2 | ABHAYA CHARAN LAL | PHJ | 8,944 | 23.9% |
| 3 | NALINI KUMAR SINGH | 6,821 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | SATYA NARAYAN YADAV |  FBL | 6,535 | 17.4% |
| 5 | NABAL KISHORE PD. SINGH | Grand Alliance | 4,835 | 12.9% |
| 6 | BHAWNESHWAR RAI | JKP | 843 | 2.3% |
| 7 | WALESHWAR PRD RAI | IND | 317 | 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.
Average turnout (129th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.6% · max 63.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
129th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
69th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.5%PHJ 23.9%NCO 18.2%FBL 17.4%BJS 12.9%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,66,886
Density
1122 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,486 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.0%
Electricity12.4%
Sanitation23.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.2%
Children fully vaccinated64.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.2%
Health insurance15.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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