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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1977
Colgong
Winner — 1977
SADANAND SINGH
INC· INC
INC 42.0%JNP 35.6%7 others 22.5%
Votes
25,612
42.0% share
Winning margin
3,898
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
50.4%
of 1,21,114
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SADANAND SINGH | INC | 25,612 | 42.0% |
| 2 | BALRAM CHAND GHOSH | Janata | 21,714 | 35.6% |
| 3 | GANGA PD. MANDAL | IND | 5,368 | 8.8% |
| 4 | ANIRUDH SINGH | IND | 3,214 | 5.3% |
| 5 | SHANKER PD. SINGH | IND | 1,713 | 2.8% |
| 6 | RAM RAJ SINGH | IND | 1,253 | 2.0% |
| 7 | GAURI SHANKER PD. SAH | IND | 1,189 | 1.9% |
| 8 | KAILASH PRASAD SINGH | IND | 738 | 1.2% |
| 9 | SITARAM MISTRY | IND | 228 | 0.4% |
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 (207th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 2.4% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
207th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
225th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.0%JNP 35.6%IND 8.8%IND 5.3%OTH 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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