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Winner — 1985

RAMENDRA KUMAR YADAV RAVI
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 32.3%INC 31.3%15 others 36.4%
Votes
28,672
32.3% share
Winning margin
851
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
62.9%
of 1,41,086

Singheshwar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 851 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMENDRA KUMAR YADAV RAVI
Lok Dal
28,67232.3%
2
ANANT KUMAR SINGH
INC
27,82131.3%
3
ARVIND KUMAR
Janata
13,23414.9%
4
LAL BAHADUR YADAV
BJP
5,4956.2%
5
SHEO NAND CHOUDHARY
IND
4,0514.6%
6
BALDEO SHARMA
IND
2,0242.3%
7
YOGI JANAK MEHTA
IND
1,5921.8%
8
RAJENDRA VERMA
IND
1,4641.6%
9
AMILAL MANDAL
IND
1,4411.6%
10
ARVIND KUMAR
IND
1,3421.5%
11
KUSUM LAL YADAV
IND
3690.4%
12
VIJENDRA SINGH
IND
3220.4%
13
HARE RAM PASWAN
ICS
2820.3%
14
SHYAMANAND SINGH
IND
2130.2%
15
FULESHWAR RISHIDEO
IND
2110.2%
16
RAMJI RISHIDEO
IND
1740.2%
17
BIRENDRA NR. SINGH
IND
990.1%

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.

Average turnout (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.7% · max 27.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
164th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
224th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 32.3%INC 31.3%JNP 14.9%BJP 6.2%OTH 15.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

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