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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 105 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

BHOLA SINGH
INC· INC
INC 34.0%JNP 27.0%15 others 39.0%
Votes
17,161
34.0% share
Winning margin
3,523
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
49.4%
of 1,02,310

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHOLA SINGH
INC
INC
17,16134.0%
2
RAMSAGAR PD. SINGH
JNP
Janata
13,63827.0%
3
SUKHDEO SINGH
IND
4,1178.2%
4
NARAIN SHARMA
IND
3,5747.1%
5
GOGRAJ RUGTA
IND
2,2244.4%
6
RAJENDRAR SINGH
IND
2,1514.3%
7
RAM KISHUN SAH
IND
1,6323.2%
8
BAIJNATH MAHTO
IND
1,0992.2%
9
BHAGWAN PRASAD SINGH
IND
1,0302.0%
10
RAM SAKHA SINGH
IND
8801.7%
11
RAMRIJHAN KUMAR
IND
8171.6%
12
DASRATH MEHTA
IND
5661.1%
13
JAY NATH PODAR
IND
5161.0%
14
UPENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
4100.8%
15
USHA KIRAN DEVI
IND
2960.6%
16
RAM BAHADUR RAJAK
IND
2240.4%
17
JANARDHAN SINGH
IND
1540.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (219th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.2% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
219th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
161st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.0%JNP 27.0%IND 8.2%IND 7.1%OTH 23.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha

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