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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 199 · 1972
Islampur
Winner — 1972
RAMSHARAN PRASAD SINGH
IND
IND 39.4%NCO 37.6%5 others 23.1%
Votes
33,644
39.4% share
Winning margin
1,536
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.8%
of 1,24,307
Islampur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,536 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMSHARAN PRASAD SINGH | IND | 33,644 | 39.4% |
| 2 | RAMCHANDRA SINGH | 32,108 | 37.6% | |
| 3 | MUNDRIKA SINGH | IND | 15,167 | 17.7% |
| 4 | GANGA RAVIDAS | IND | 1,814 | 2.1% |
| 5 | SAMSUDIN | IND | 1,476 | 1.7% |
| 6 | PANCHANAN UPADHYAY | 888 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | GOVIND LAL CHAURASIA | IND | 380 | 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.
Low turnout (220th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.6% · max 38.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
220th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
198th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 39.4%NCO 37.6%IND 17.7%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.