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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 215 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

RAGHVENDRA PRATAP SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 44.1%INC 29.9%12 others 26.0%
Votes
40,689
44.1% share
Winning margin
13,055
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
60.8%
of 1,51,770

A clear win with a 14.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHVENDRA PRATAP SINGH
JNP
Janata
40,68944.1%
2
VANARSHI DEVI
INC
INC
27,63429.9%
3
SARVESHWAR PANDEY
IND
8,5869.3%
4
PARSURAM SINGH
IND
6,8127.4%
5
NAGENDRA PD. SINGH
IND
2,2902.5%
6
RAMESH CHANDRA PANDEY
IND
2,0952.3%
7
RAMADHAR SINGH
IND
1,4641.6%
8
MADAN SINGH
IND
8100.9%
9
PRITHVI BIND
IND
6490.7%
10
VALDEO UPADHYA
IND
3570.4%
11
BHUTNATH MISHRA
IND
3510.4%
12
AWADH BIHARI SINGH
IND
2750.3%
13
JAGNARAIN ROY
IND
1320.1%
14
PRABHUNATH SINGH
IND
1270.1%

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

Average turnout (175th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.5% · max 31.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
175th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
205th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 44.1%INC 29.9%IND 9.3%IND 7.4%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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