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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 158 · 1972
Colgong
Winner — 1972
SADANAND SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 46.3%BJS 21.5%4 others 32.2%
Votes
26,288
46.4% share
Winning margin
14,103
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.2%
of 1,15,342
Colgong is a safe seat — SADANAND SINGH won by 24.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SADANAND SINGH | Congress (R) | 26,288 | 46.4% |
| 2 | YUDHISTIR MANDAL | Grand Alliance | 12,185 | 21.5% |
| 3 | ABDUL RAHMAN | IND | 7,156 | 12.6% |
| 4 | DEONANDAN SINGH | 7,116 | 12.6% | |
| 5 | GIRISH SINGH | 3,545 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | ARBIND NATH SINHA | Grand Alliance | 428 | 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 (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.1% · max 54.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
62nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
74th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.4%BJS 21.5%IND 12.6%SOP 12.6%NCO 6.3%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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