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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

DINESH KUMAR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 41.2%CPI 38.2%14 others 20.6%
Votes
31,423
41.2% share
Winning margin
2,311
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
63.1%
of 1,20,719

A closely fought contest. DINESH KUMAR SINGH won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINESH KUMAR SINGH
INC
INC
31,42341.2%
2
SARYUG MANDAL
CPI
Left
29,11238.2%
3
FAKRE ALAM
IND
6,3118.3%
4
SAHDEO MANDAL
LKD
Lok Dal
3,3724.4%
5
KRISHNA KR. MAHTO
BJP
BJP
1,8142.4%
6
RAMDHANI TYAGI
IND
1,7362.3%
7
DASRATH CHOUDHARY
JNP
Janata
5960.8%
8
SURESH KUMAR SUMAN
IND
2990.4%
9
DAMODAR CHOUDHARY
IND
2810.4%
10
SHANKAR DAYAL YADUKA
IND
2670.3%
11
RAMA NAND SINGH
IND
2410.3%
12
KRIT NARAYAN PYARA
IND
2030.3%
13
SUNDAR KANT BHAGAT
IND
1760.2%
14
RAM SEWAK BHAGAT
IND
1580.2%
15
RAGHUNANDAN SINGH
IND
1440.2%
16
INDESHWARI SINGH
IND
770.1%

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

Average turnout (90th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.7% · max 29.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
90th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
221st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.2%CPI 38.2%IND 8.3%OTH 12.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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