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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

BHOLA PRASAD SINGH
IND
IND 40.3%JNP 31.9%10 others 27.9%
Votes
28,228
40.3% share
Winning margin
5,895
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,10,420

A clear win with a 8.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHOLA PRASAD SINGH
IND
28,22840.3%
2
NITISH KUMAR
JNP
Janata
22,33331.9%
3
DEVANDAN SINGH YADAV
IND
10,06114.3%
4
DINESH PRASAD SINGH
INC
INC
7,05910.1%
5
JAWAHAR PRASAD
IND
5180.7%
6
YOGENDRA SINGH
IND
4100.6%
7
DHURANDHAR SINGH
IND
3960.6%
8
ANANDI PRASAD SINGH
IND
2700.4%
9
YAMUNA PASWAN
IND
2590.4%
10
RAM PRIYA PANDEY
IND
2410.3%
11
RAMANANDAN SINGH
IND
1880.3%
12
DEVANDRA KUMAR YADAV
IND
1280.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (158th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 2.4% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
158th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 40.3%JNP 31.9%IND 14.3%INC 10.1%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice
🏛️

Ancient mound, Buxar

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

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