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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1972
Baniapur
Winner — 1972
UMA PANDEY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 68.9%NCO 15.6%2 others 15.5%
Votes
43,650
68.9% share
Winning margin
33,779
53.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.8%
of 1,02,500
Baniapur is a safe seat — UMA PANDEY won by 53.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMA PANDEY | Congress (R) | 43,650 | 68.9% |
| 2 | SURYA SINGH | 9,871 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | RAM BAHADUR ROY | 8,995 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | BHOLA NATH BARNWAL | IND | 844 | 1.3% |
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.
Low turnout (215th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe53.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.2% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
215th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
139th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.9%NCO 15.6%SOP 14.2%OTH 1.3%
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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