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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 156 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

CHANDRA MOULESHWAR SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 36.0%IND 24.9%6 others 39.1%
Votes
18,256
36.0% share
Winning margin
5,647
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
49.3%
of 1,02,885

A clear win with a 11.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA MOULESHWAR SINGH
JNP
Janata
18,25636.0%
2
ABBAYA CHARAH LAL
IND
12,60924.9%
3
KAMEDO PRASAD SINGH
INC
INC
7,55714.9%
4
M. FURKAN
IND
6,72713.3%
5
GOVIND RAO
IND
3,7507.4%
6
SHYAM SUNDER BATHWAL
IND
1,1932.4%
7
DHENA SOREN
IND
3090.6%
8
AJIT KUMAR SINGH
IND
2710.5%

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 (234th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.7% · max 18.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
234th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
213th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 36.0%IND 24.9%INC 14.9%IND 13.3%IND 7.4%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
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Bhagalpur Museum

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