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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 209 · 1985
Dinapur
Winner — 1985
BIJENDRA RAI
IND
IND 38.9%INC 22.2%10 others 38.9%
Votes
29,757
38.9% share
Winning margin
12,808
16.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
53.5%
of 1,42,787
Dinapur is a safe seat — BIJENDRA RAI won by 16.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIJENDRA RAI | IND | 29,757 | 38.9% |
| 2 | PRITHVI RAJ SINHA | INC | 16,949 | 22.2% |
| 3 | SUKHSAGAR SINGH | BJP | 13,231 | 17.3% |
| 4 | BASUDEO RAI | Lok Dal | 8,266 | 10.8% |
| 5 | SUNIL KUMAR | ICS | 3,766 | 4.9% |
| 6 | OM PRAKASH SINGH | Left | 1,264 | 1.6% |
| 7 | DHANDHARI SINGH | IND | 1,163 | 1.5% |
| 8 | KESHAV PRASAD NAGVANSHI | Janata | 672 | 0.9% |
| 9 | BAIDYA NATH SHARMA | IND | 519 | 0.7% |
| 10 | LAL KUMAR SINHA | IND | 517 | 0.7% |
| 11 | JAI GOBIND PD. SHARMA | IND | 198 | 0.3% |
| 12 | GANPAT SINGH | IND | 141 | 0.2% |
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 (150th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.8% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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150th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.54
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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164th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.9%INC 22.2%BJP 17.3%LKD 10.8%OTH 10.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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