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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 196 · 1985
Nalanda
Winner — 1985
SHYAM SUNDER SINGH
INC· INC
INC 47.8%IND 41.6%17 others 10.6%
Votes
38,818
47.8% share
Winning margin
5,066
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,42,511
A clear win with a 6.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAM SUNDER SINGH | INC | 38,818 | 47.8% |
| 2 | RAM NARESH SINGH | IND | 33,752 | 41.6% |
| 3 | NARESH YADAV | IND | 3,088 | 3.8% |
| 4 | SHARAWAN KUMAR | Lok Dal | 2,490 | 3.1% |
| 5 | SAMSUJAMA MALIK | IND | 899 | 1.1% |
| 6 | MANGAL DAS | IND | 305 | 0.4% |
| 7 | EQWAL ALAM | IND | 261 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SHIVNANDAN PRASAD | IND | 259 | 0.3% |
| 9 | VINOD KUMAR SINGH | Janata | 183 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SHATRUDHAN PRASAD | IND | 175 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ANANDI PRASAD | IND | 140 | 0.2% |
| 12 | DHANANJAY KUMAR RAHI | IND | 134 | 0.2% |
| 13 | KAPILDEO PRASAD SINGH | IND | 128 | 0.2% |
| 14 | RAM BIHARI SHARMA | ICS | 117 | 0.1% |
| 15 | KEDAR PRASAD | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PARAS NATH VERMA | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 17 | VAIJU PRASAD | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 18 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 19 | ARUN KUMAR SINGH | IND | 52 | 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.
Average turnout (172nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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82nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.8%IND 41.6%OTH 10.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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