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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 69 · 1972
Belsand
Winner — 1972
RAM SURAT SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.7%SOP 29.3%3 others 22.0%
Votes
30,501
48.7% share
Winning margin
12,130
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.6%
of 1,05,153
Belsand is a safe seat — RAM SURAT SINGH won by 19.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM SURAT SINGH | Congress (R) | 30,501 | 48.7% |
| 2 | RAMANAND SINGH | 18,371 | 29.3% | |
| 3 | RAM WARATH RAI | IND | 13,272 | 21.2% |
| 4 | BISHWANATH RAI | IND | 310 | 0.5% |
| 5 | KAPIL DEO RAI | Grand Alliance | 178 | 0.3% |
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.
High turnout (8th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 3.1% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
8th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
235th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
170th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.7%SOP 29.3%IND 21.2%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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