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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 196 · 1980
Nalanda
Winner — 1980
RAM NARESH SINGH
IND
IND 45.8%INC(I) 33.2%13 others 21.0%
Votes
45,547
45.8% share
Winning margin
12,503
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
75.6%
of 1,31,565
A clear win with a 12.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM NARESH SINGH | IND | 45,547 | 45.8% |
| 2 | SHYAM SUNDER PRASAD |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 33,044 | 33.2% |
| 3 | RAMCHANDRA PRASAD | Left | 6,584 | 6.6% |
| 4 | SHRIKRISHNA PRASAD | JNP(SC) | 5,265 | 5.3% |
| 5 | DHANANJAY KUMAR RAHI | JNP(SR) | 4,602 | 4.6% |
| 6 | MUNISHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 1,939 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | RAMPANDIT SINGH | JNP(JP) | 962 | 1.0% |
| 8 | KRASHNADEO PRASAD | BJP | 410 | 0.4% |
| 9 | MAHENDRA PRASAD | IND | 285 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SURESH YADAV | IND | 182 | 0.2% |
| 11 | NAURANGI PRASAD | IND | 180 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SHEOMANI PRASAD | 160 | 0.2% | |
| 13 | SHAMI AHMAD | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
| 14 | INDRADEO DAS | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 15 | VINOD KUMAR SINGH | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
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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 (172nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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82nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 45.8%INC(I) 33.2%CPI 6.6%JNP(SC) 5.3%OTH 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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