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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1985
Colgong
Winner — 1985
SADA NAND SINGH
IND
IND 40.9%INC 26.7%11 others 32.4%
Votes
35,867
40.9% share
Winning margin
12,422
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
57.7%
of 1,52,104
A clear win with a 14.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SADA NAND SINGH | IND | 35,867 | 40.9% |
| 2 | KRISHNA MOHAN SINGH | INC | 23,445 | 26.7% |
| 3 | NARSINGH PRA MAHTO | Left | 10,374 | 11.8% |
| 4 | BRAJESH PRASAD BERMA | BJP | 6,786 | 7.7% |
| 5 | FAUDARI PASWAN | Left | 6,683 | 7.6% |
| 6 | GAURI SHANKAR SAH | Lok Dal | 2,134 | 2.4% |
| 7 | JAMAL AHMAD | IND | 919 | 1.1% |
| 8 | RAM NATH TIWARI | IND | 397 | 0.5% |
| 9 | DA KUMARI MINA SINHA | IND | 387 | 0.4% |
| 10 | BASUDEO PRASAD SAH | IND | 365 | 0.4% |
| 11 | RAGHUNANDAN SINGH | IND | 152 | 0.2% |
| 12 | BAL MUKAND SAH | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
| 13 | IMDA ULLAH | IND | 96 | 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.
Low turnout (207th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 2.4% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
207th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
225th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 40.9%INC 26.7%CPI 11.8%BJP 7.7%CPM 7.6%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Mentha
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.