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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1977
Jalalpur
Winner — 1977
CAMESHWAR SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 59.2%INC 18.7%5 others 22.1%
Votes
34,161
59.2% share
Winning margin
23,388
40.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.0%
of 1,15,287
Jalalpur is a safe seat — CAMESHWAR SINGH won by 40.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAMESHWAR SINGH | Janata | 34,161 | 59.2% |
| 2 | KUMAR KALIKA SINGH | INC | 10,773 | 18.7% |
| 3 | RAMAYAN SINGH | IND | 6,298 | 10.9% |
| 4 | ABDUL GAFIAR KHAN | IND | 3,275 | 5.7% |
| 5 | INDRADEO YADAV | IND | 2,610 | 4.5% |
| 6 | SHEO SAKAL DAS | IND | 518 | 0.9% |
| 7 | SHRI BHAGWAN RAI | IND | 57 | 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 (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean40.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.9% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
114th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
42nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.2%INC 18.7%IND 10.9%IND 5.7%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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