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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 231 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

JAY NARAYAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 32.8%NCO 24.8%7 others 42.4%
Votes
18,362
32.8% share
Winning margin
4,473
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
49.4%
of 1,13,510

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAY NARAYAN
INC
Congress (R)
18,36232.8%
2
INURAMANI SINGH
NCO
13,88924.8%
3
RAM KBAL SINGH
SOP
11,68420.9%
4
CHANDRA BHUSAN TIWARI
IND
3,9647.1%
5
ASH PUJAN SINGH
CPM
Left
2,7725.0%
6
SURAJ PRASAD SINGH
IND
1,8283.3%
7
LAKSHMAN SINGH
IND
1,8033.2%
8
RAMANAND DASS
IND
9991.8%
9
JAY MANGAL SINGH
BJS
Grand Alliance
7341.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.6% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
81st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
86th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.8%NCO 24.8%SOP 20.9%IND 7.1%OTH 14.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
🏛️

Shiva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Shiva Temple

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