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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1985
Madhuban
Winner — 1985
SITARAM SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 25.0%INC 21.5%14 others 53.5%
Votes
18,000
25.0% share
Winning margin
2,573
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
52.0%
of 1,38,301
A closely fought contest. SITARAM SINGH won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SITARAM SINGH | Janata | 18,000 | 25.0% |
| 2 | RAM NANDAN SINGH | INC | 15,427 | 21.5% |
| 3 | RADHA MOHAN SINGH | BJP | 15,285 | 21.3% |
| 4 | UMA KANT PRASAD | Lok Dal | 10,435 | 14.5% |
| 5 | RUPLAL RAI | ICS | 5,956 | 8.3% |
| 6 | MAHENDRA SAHNI | IND | 3,165 | 4.4% |
| 7 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR KUMAR | IND | 1,128 | 1.6% |
| 8 | RAJPATI DEVI | Left | 750 | 1.0% |
| 9 | RAJA RAJ KUMAR PRASAD | IND | 545 | 0.8% |
| 10 | JAGAN NATH SAH | IND | 325 | 0.5% |
| 11 | RAJ RUP SINGH | IND | 260 | 0.4% |
| 12 | PREMCHANDRA PRASAD | IND | 185 | 0.3% |
| 13 | JAMIR AHMAD | IND | 155 | 0.2% |
| 14 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | IND | 126 | 0.2% |
| 15 | SURESH PRASAD YADAV | IND | 105 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SHAIBUDDIN KHAN | IND | 48 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (49th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.7% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
49th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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121st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 25.0%INC 21.5%BJP 21.3%LKD 14.5%ICS 8.3%OTH 9.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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