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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1972

Sasaram

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Winner — 1972

RAMSEVAK SINGH
HSD
HSD 32.6%IND 29.0%7 others 38.4%
Votes
19,573
32.6% share
Winning margin
2,173
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
54.4%
of 1,10,166

A closely fought contest. RAMSEVAK SINGH won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMSEVAK SINGH
HSD
19,57332.6%
2
VIPI BEHARI SINGH
IND
17,40029.0%
3
AKSHHAYABAR SINGH
BJS
Grand Alliance
9,93916.6%
4
BASAWAN SINGH
SOP
6,14910.3%
5
SHAMI AHMAD KHAN
NCO
3,6766.1%
6
SIDHNATH SINGH
IND
1,4132.4%
7
KAMLA JAHANN
JKP
8651.4%
8
GOPAL MAHTO
IND
5771.0%
9
AHASN ANSARI
IND
3840.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.7% · max 40.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
133rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
67th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HSD 32.6%IND 29.0%BJS 16.6%SOP 10.3%NCO 6.1%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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