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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 201 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

SHYAM SUNDER SINGH
INC· INC
INC 37.5%IND 34.7%14 others 27.8%
Votes
35,929
37.5% share
Winning margin
2,678
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
61.6%
of 1,55,586

A closely fought contest. SHYAM SUNDER SINGH won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM SUNDER SINGH
INC
INC
35,92937.5%
2
DILIP KUMAR SINGH
IND
33,25134.7%
3
SHIV SHANKER SINGH
CPI
Left
19,20420.0%
4
VIJAY KUMAR YADAV
LKD
Lok Dal
2,0262.1%
5
VISHUNDHARI LAL
IND
1,4551.5%
6
MADAN SHARMA
IND
1,3641.4%
7
RAMASHRAY PD. SINGH
IND
1,2411.3%
8
ASHISH KUMAR CHAUDHARY
IND
3080.3%
9
VIRENDRA PRASAD
IND
1870.2%
10
LALITA PRASAD
IND
1810.2%
11
MAHESHWAR PD. SINGH
ICS
1550.2%
12
SOHAN PD. SINGH
IND
1550.2%
13
VINAY KUMAR
IND
1050.1%
14
BALESHWAR PRASAD
IND
1020.1%
15
WALMIKI SINGH
IND
820.1%
16
NIRANJAN CHAUDHARY
IND
760.1%

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

Low turnout (212th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.3% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
212th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
145th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.5%IND 34.7%CPI 20.0%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice

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