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Winner — 1981 by-elections

V.N.BHARTI
INC 39.2%CPI 29.6%11 others 31.3%
Votes
24,881
39.2% share
Winning margin
6,114
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
13

Dumraon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 6,114 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.N.BHARTI
24,8810.0%
2
R.A.SINGH
18,7670.0%
3
V.NARAIN
12,5220.0%
4
J.SINGH
IND
2,2360.0%
5
N.B.SINGH
IND
1,2220.0%
6
R.P.TIWAREI
IND
1,0370.0%
7
H.C.SINGH
IND
7250.0%
8
D.RAI
IND
7200.0%
9
V.SINGH
IND
5770.0%
10
J.OZHA
IND
2900.0%
11
S.N.PANDEY
IND
2220.0%
12
J.CHOUDHARY
IND
1710.0%
13
K.M.CHAUBEY
IND
1320.0%

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 (139th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 32.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
139th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
78th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
7 seats · 4 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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