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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Sultanganj
Winner — 1977
JAGESHWAR MANDAL
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.1%INC 29.7%8 others 21.1%
Votes
31,480
49.1% share
Winning margin
12,435
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
53.5%
of 1,19,882
Sultanganj is a safe seat — JAGESHWAR MANDAL won by 19.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGESHWAR MANDAL | Janata | 31,480 | 49.1% |
| 2 | RAM RAKSHA PRA YADAV | INC | 19,045 | 29.7% |
| 3 | UMA SHANKER JHA | IND | 8,024 | 12.5% |
| 4 | GOBIND MANDAL | IND | 2,303 | 3.6% |
| 5 | KAILASH PRA SINGH | IND | 1,106 | 1.7% |
| 6 | SATYA NARAYAN BHAGAT | IND | 823 | 1.3% |
| 7 | SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 634 | 1.0% |
| 8 | NARESH KUMAR | IND | 319 | 0.5% |
| 9 | NAGARMAL BIJORIA | IND | 198 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | IND | 143 | 0.2% |
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 (236th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 3.5% · max 32.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
236th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.1%INC 29.7%IND 12.5%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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