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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1972
Raghunathpur
Winner — 1972
SHREENIVAS N. SINGH
NCO 45.1%INC 39.1%5 others 15.8%
Votes
23,349
45.1% share
Winning margin
3,137
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.8%
of 1,01,794
A clear win with a 6.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHREENIVAS N. SINGH | 23,349 | 45.1% | |
| 2 | RAMA AND YADEAV | Congress (R) | 20,212 | 39.1% |
| 3 | MANANJI DUBEY | 4,648 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | BALIRAM SINGH | IND | 1,906 | 3.7% |
| 5 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | IND | 709 | 1.4% |
| 6 | ANUP RAM HARIJAN | IND | 531 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SHEO GOVIND TIWARY | IND | 387 | 0.8% |
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 (149th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 2.7% · max 19.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
149th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
4th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 45.1%INC 39.1%SOP 9.0%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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