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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 186 · 1972
Begusarai
Winner — 1972
BHOLA SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 34.3%INC 18.5%5 others 47.2%
Votes
21,887
34.3% share
Winning margin
10,116
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
58.1%
of 1,09,715
Begusarai is a safe seat — BHOLA SINGH won by 15.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHOLA SINGH | Left | 21,887 | 34.3% |
| 2 | GITA SINGH | Congress (R) | 11,771 | 18.5% |
| 3 | VISHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 9,665 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | SHANTI DEVI | 8,370 | 13.1% | |
| 5 | RAMJI CHAUDHRY | Grand Alliance | 7,912 | 12.4% |
| 6 | UCHIT YADAV | Left | 3,494 | 5.5% |
| 7 | JAINATH PODDAR | IND | 647 | 1.0% |
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 (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.2% · max 42.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
227th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
156th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 34.3%INC 18.5%NCO 15.2%SOP 13.1%BJS 12.4%CPM 5.5%OTH 1.0%
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?
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