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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

ARUN KUMAR SINGH
IND
IND 29.6%JNP(SC) 23.1%9 others 47.3%
Votes
22,878
29.6% share
Winning margin
5,060
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,17,992

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUN KUMAR SINGH
IND
22,87829.6%
2
NITISH KUMAR
JNP(SC)
17,81823.1%
3
RAM SHARAN PRASAD SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
15,96520.6%
4
BRAJNANDAN PRASAD SINGH YADAV
INC(U)
12,07015.6%
5
RAM NANDAN SINGH
JNP(JP)
4,3305.6%
6
BALBIR PRASAD
IND
2,4923.2%
7
RAJENDRA PRASAD (VILLAGE KHURAUNA ) P.S. RAHUNI
BJP
BJP
1,0001.3%
8
RAJENDRA PRASAD (VILLAGE MOLNABIGHA) P.S. ASTHAWAN
IND
2540.3%
9
BALESHWAR PASWAN
IND
2120.3%
10
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
1440.2%
11
RAMKRISHNA KUMAR
IND
1320.2%

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
6.5%
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 29.6%JNP(SC) 23.1%INC(I) 20.6%INC(U) 15.6%JNP(JP) 5.6%OTH 5.5%

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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