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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Sultanganj

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Winner — 1985

UMESH CHANDRAS DAS
INC· INC
INC 38.7%LKD 25.0%9 others 36.3%
Votes
27,303
38.7% share
Winning margin
9,678
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
47.1%
of 1,49,657

A clear win with a 13.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMESH CHANDRAS DAS
INC
INC
27,30338.7%
2
KAMPANY PAS
LKD
Lok Dal
17,62525.0%
3
JAGDIV MANJHI
CPI
Left
10,26714.6%
4
GOVIND DAS SHASTRI
IND
3,4844.9%
5
MOTI LAL DAS
JNP
Janata
2,4343.5%
6
NARSINGH PRA MANDAL
BJP
BJP
2,3623.4%
7
GOVERDHAN RAJAK
ICS
2,1253.0%
8
RAM BILASH PAS
IND
1,6902.4%
9
LAXMI KANT MANJHI
IND
1,4822.1%
10
VISHNUDEO DAS
IND
1,2621.8%
11
RAM SWAROOP PASWAN
IND
5050.7%

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

Low turnout (236th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 3.5% · max 32.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
236th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.7%LKD 25.0%CPI 14.6%OTH 21.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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