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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1972
Kesaria
Winner — 1972
PITAMBAR SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 51.6%INC 36.7%2 others 11.7%
Votes
23,285
51.5% share
Winning margin
6,697
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
46.1%
of 97,934
A clear win with a 14.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PITAMBAR SINGH | Left | 23,285 | 51.5% |
| 2 | EJAZ HUSSAIN KHAN | Congress (R) | 16,588 | 36.7% |
| 3 | SHYAM BABU PRASAD | 4,263 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | FULENA PRASAD | 1,030 | 2.3% |
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 (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 1.1% · max 26.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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102nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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200th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 51.5%INC 36.7%NCO 9.4%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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