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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1977
Basantpur
Winner — 1977
VIDYA BHAUSHAN SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.0%IND 41.8%8 others 11.2%
Votes
32,277
47.0% share
Winning margin
3,581
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
56.5%
of 1,21,528
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIDYA BHAUSHAN SINGH | Janata | 32,277 | 47.0% |
| 2 | MANIK CHAND RAI | IND | 28,696 | 41.8% |
| 3 | TARKESHWAR NATH SINGH | INC | 3,441 | 5.0% |
| 4 | RAMTA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 1,881 | 2.7% |
| 5 | NAND KISHORE SINGH | IND | 1,262 | 1.8% |
| 6 | RAMJI SINGH | IND | 428 | 0.6% |
| 7 | BHANU PRATAP SINGH | IND | 290 | 0.4% |
| 8 | BRAJ KISHORE SINGH ' CHAUHAN ' | IND | 212 | 0.3% |
| 9 | JAI GOVIND SAHAY | IND | 116 | 0.2% |
| 10 | KAMLA KANT SINGH | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.8% · max 21.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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152nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
209th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.0%IND 41.8%INC 5.0%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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