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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1980
Taraiya
Winner — 1980
PRABHU NATH SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 47.0%BJP 33.3%7 others 19.6%
Votes
28,042
47.0% share
Winning margin
8,163
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.1%
of 1,16,595
A clear win with a 13.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRABHU NATH SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 28,042 | 47.0% |
| 2 | RAMDAS RAI | BJP | 19,879 | 33.3% |
| 3 | SHANKER PRASAD SINGH | JNP(JP) | 8,876 | 14.9% |
| 4 | KARAN SINGH | JNP(SR) | 1,000 | 1.7% |
| 5 | NAND KISHORE SINGH | IND | 713 | 1.2% |
| 6 | DHARAM NATH SINGH | JNP(SC) | 506 | 0.8% |
| 7 | RAM SAKAL SAH | IND | 294 | 0.5% |
| 8 | YOGENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 188 | 0.3% |
| 9 | RAM PRASAD SAH | IND | 132 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (215th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.2% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
215th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
139th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 47.0%BJP 33.3%JNP(JP) 14.9%OTH 4.8%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.