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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1972
Katoria
Winner — 1972
JAY PRAKASH SINGH
IND
IND 37.3%INC 36.0%3 others 26.7%
Votes
16,649
37.3% share
Winning margin
575
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
48.4%
of 92,182
Katoria was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 575 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAY PRAKASH SINGH | IND | 16,649 | 37.3% |
| 2 | SURESH PRASAD YADAV | Congress (R) | 16,074 | 36.0% |
| 3 | GOVIND PRASAD SINGH | 8,001 | 17.9% | |
| 4 | VIJAYKANT CHOUDHRY | Grand Alliance | 2,347 | 5.3% |
| 5 | NASIRUDIN | 1,542 | 3.5% |
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.
Average turnout (185th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.6% · max 45.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
185th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
58th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 37.3%INC 36.0%NCO 17.9%BJS 5.3%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,00,912
Density
815 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,228 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity27.1%
Sanitation31.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.8%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate57.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance15.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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