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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1972
Lalganj
Winner — 1972
DIPNARAIN SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.5%NCO 27.1%3 others 23.4%
Votes
38,900
49.5% share
Winning margin
17,619
22.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.8%
of 1,09,403
Lalganj is a safe seat — DIPNARAIN SINGH won by 22.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIPNARAIN SINGH | Congress (R) | 38,900 | 49.5% |
| 2 | PRAMOD NARAIN SINGH | 21,281 | 27.1% | |
| 3 | AMIR SINGH | 17,291 | 22.0% | |
| 4 | RAM ISWAR MAHTO | IND | 633 | 0.8% |
| 5 | BALESHWAR PANDEY | Grand Alliance | 468 | 0.6% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 35.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
5th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
234th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.5%NCO 27.1%SOP 22.0%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
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