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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

NITISHWAR PRASAD SINGH
JNP(SR)
JNP(SR) 38.0%INC(I) 35.7%9 others 26.3%
Votes
31,288
38.0% share
Winning margin
1,891
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
61.8%
of 1,33,397

A closely fought contest. NITISHWAR PRASAD SINGH won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NITISHWAR PRASAD SINGH
JNP(SR)
31,28838.0%
2
VAIDEHI DEVI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
29,39735.7%
3
SHYAM KUMAR PRASAD SINGH
JNP(JP)
10,82313.1%
4
LUKMAN
CPI
Left
6,0157.3%
5
ASHRAFI LALSAHANI
IND
1,8852.3%
6
RAMDEO OJHA
BJP
BJP
1,1481.4%
7
UMASHNAKAR RAI
IND
6540.8%
8
RAMCHNDRA BHAGAR
IND
4330.5%
9
GANGADHAR JHA
IND
3660.4%
10
DURGA SINGH
IND
2960.4%
11
MADAN MOHAN SINGH
IND
760.1%

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

High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.1% · max 45.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
157th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SR) 38.0%INC(I) 35.7%JNP(JP) 13.1%CPI 7.3%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

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