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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1981 by-elections
Singheshwar
Winner — 1981 by-elections
R.K.YADAV
INC(I)
INC(I) 55.6%LKD 39.9%2 others 4.5%
Votes
41,481
55.6% share
Winning margin
11,670
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Singheshwar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 11,670 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.K.YADAV |  INC(I) | 41,481 | 0.0% |
| 2 | A.L.YADAV | 29,811 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | C.N.YADAV | IND | 2,208 | 0.0% |
| 4 | R.K.DEVI(W) | IND | 1,126 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.7% · max 27.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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164th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
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109th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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224th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
7 seats · 4 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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