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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1972
Jamalpur
Winner — 1972
SURESH KUMAR SINGH
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 34.3%CPI 32.1%5 others 33.6%
Votes
19,678
34.3% share
Winning margin
1,237
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.1%
of 95,594
A closely fought contest. SURESH KUMAR SINGH won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURESH KUMAR SINGH | Grand Alliance | 19,678 | 34.3% |
| 2 | KAMLESHWARI YADAV | Left | 18,441 | 32.1% |
| 3 | KISHUN PRASAD | 7,973 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | BHAGVAT PRASAD YADAV | 7,006 | 12.2% | |
| 5 | BANARSI DASS | HSD | 2,685 | 4.7% |
| 6 | RAM KISHUN CHAUDHURY | IND | 940 | 1.6% |
| 7 | PARMANAUD BHAGAT | IND | 723 | 1.3% |
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.
Low turnout (218th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
218th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
23rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 34.3%CPI 32.1%NCO 13.9%SOP 12.2%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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