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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 197 · 1980
Islampur
Winner — 1980
PANKAJ KUMAR SINHA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 49.7%CPI 48.2%4 others 2.2%
Votes
52,923
49.7% share
Winning margin
1,613
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.8%
of 1,38,824
Islampur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,613 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PANKAJ KUMAR SINHA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 52,923 | 49.7% |
| 2 | KRISHNA VALLABH PRASAD SINGH | Left | 51,310 | 48.1% |
| 3 | NAND LAL SINGH | JNP(JP) | 797 | 0.8% |
| 4 | DURGA PRASAD | BJP | 732 | 0.7% |
| 5 | SHASHI BHUSHAN PRASAD | JNP(SC) | 407 | 0.4% |
| 6 | BRINDA GOPE | IND | 393 | 0.4% |
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 (206th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.4% · max 36.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
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206th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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81st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.7%CPI 48.1%OTH 2.2%
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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