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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1980

Baikunthpur

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Winner — 1980

BRAJ KISHORE NARAIN SINGH
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 29.6%JNP(SC) 19.6%6 others 50.8%
Votes
19,785
29.6% share
Winning margin
6,718
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
55.5%
of 1,20,200

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRAJ KISHORE NARAIN SINGH
JNP(JP)
19,78529.6%
2
DEDOAT RAI
JNP(SC)
13,06719.6%
3
MANDEO TIWARY
IND
11,59517.4%
4
SHARDA SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
9,23913.8%
5
RAMSHAROTA PRASAD
CPI
Left
5,6888.5%
6
BALIRAM PRASAD
BJP
BJP
5,2297.8%
7
HARENDRA NATH PRASAD
JNP(SR)
1,8942.8%
8
SADEO RAM
IND
2320.3%

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 (154th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 1.0% · max 36.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
154th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
151st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 29.6%JNP(SC) 19.6%IND 17.4%INC(I) 13.8%CPI 8.5%BJP 7.8%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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