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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 192 · 1972
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Winner — 1972
DWARIKA NATH SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 46.2%NCO 34.8%6 others 19.0%
Votes
31,909
46.1% share
Winning margin
7,833
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.2%
of 1,23,059
A clear win with a 11.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DWARIKA NATH SINGH | Congress (R) | 31,909 | 46.1% |
| 2 | RANA SHEOLAKHPATI SINGH | 24,076 | 34.8% | |
| 3 | SARYUG PRASAD YADAV | Grand Alliance | 6,102 | 8.8% |
| 4 | GIRISH CHANDRA SINGH | 2,087 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | KAMTA DAS | IND | 1,816 | 2.6% |
| 6 | BAGESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | Left | 1,737 | 2.5% |
| 7 | YOGESHWAR VISHWAKARMA | IND | 1,124 | 1.6% |
| 8 | LALITA PRASAD | IND | 288 | 0.4% |
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 (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 0.0% · max 65.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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192nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
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62nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.1%NCO 34.8%BJS 8.8%OTH 10.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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