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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1972
Tarapur
Winner — 1972
TARNI PRASAD SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 34.7%IND 14.0%6 others 51.3%
Votes
21,096
34.7% share
Winning margin
12,551
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.0%
of 1,03,160
Tarapur is a safe seat — TARNI PRASAD SINGH won by 20.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARNI PRASAD SINGH | Congress (R) | 21,096 | 34.7% |
| 2 | RAM CHANDER PRASAD SAO | IND | 8,545 | 14.0% |
| 3 | JAIKISHORE PRASAD SINGH | Grand Alliance | 8,198 | 13.5% |
| 4 | BASUKI NATH ROY | 7,829 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | VIJOY N. PRASANT | 7,411 | 12.2% | |
| 6 | SIRAJUDDIN | Left | 4,126 | 6.8% |
| 7 | RAM PRASAD SINGH | IND | 3,472 | 5.7% |
| 8 | SINGHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | IND | 192 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (165th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.8% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
165th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
43rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.7%IND 14.0%BJS 13.5%NCO 12.9%SOP 12.2%CPM 6.8%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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