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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1972
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Winner — 1972
RAM BAHADUR SINGH
SOP 40.1%INC 35.9%2 others 24.0%
Votes
25,781
40.1% share
Winning margin
2,739
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.3%
of 1,06,613
A closely fought contest. RAM BAHADUR SINGH won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM BAHADUR SINGH | 25,781 | 40.1% | |
| 2 | BUDHAN PRASAD YADAV | Congress (R) | 23,042 | 35.9% |
| 3 | RAMESHWAR DUTTA SHARMA | 14,635 | 22.8% | |
| 4 | BIRENDRA SINGH | Grand Alliance | 800 | 1.2% |
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 (208th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.9% · max 60.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
208th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
230th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
150th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 40.1%INC 35.9%NCO 22.8%OTH 1.2%
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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