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Winner — 1982 by-elections

V.K.CHOUDHARY
INC 50.2%IND 18.2%13 others 31.6%
Votes
44,330
50.2% share
Winning margin
28,281
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
15

Dalsinghsarai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 28,281 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.K.CHOUDHARY
44,3300.0%
2
R.P.MAHTO
IND
16,0490.0%
3
R.V.R.VIMAL
13,9140.0%
4
Y.K.CHOUDHARY
7,7890.0%
5
R.PD.SINGH
2,0870.0%
6
R.S.MOCHI
IND
8150.0%
7
S.N.PANDEY
IND
5560.0%
8
A.K.SINGH
IND
4610.0%
9
S.N.SINGH
IND
4600.0%
10
R.N.PRASAD
IND
4100.0%
11
R.K.JHA
IND
3880.0%
12
N.MIAN
IND
3520.0%
13
N.K.SINGH
IND
3190.0%
14
R.B.SINGH
IND
1690.0%
15
S.SALLAUDDIN
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.

High turnout (45th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.2% · max 43.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
45th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
73rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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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