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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1985
Dumraon
Winner — 1985
BASANT SINGH
INC· INC
INC 52.4%CPI 20.2%11 others 27.4%
Votes
41,046
52.4% share
Winning margin
25,248
32.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
51.1%
of 1,53,112
Dumraon is a safe seat — BASANT SINGH won by 32.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASANT SINGH | INC | 41,046 | 52.4% |
| 2 | RAM ASHRAY SINGH | Left | 15,798 | 20.2% |
| 3 | LALLAN HARIJAN | IND | 11,045 | 14.1% |
| 4 | BABBAN SINGH YADAV | Lok Dal | 5,056 | 6.5% |
| 5 | BRIJ BIHARI DUBEY | IND | 1,563 | 2.0% |
| 6 | MITHILESH KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 1,038 | 1.3% |
| 7 | BIJADHAR RAI | IND | 1,017 | 1.3% |
| 8 | SARIFUDDIN ANSARI | IND | 670 | 0.9% |
| 9 | LAL BABU JAISWAL | Janata | 372 | 0.5% |
| 10 | GOURI SHANKAR TEWARY | IND | 370 | 0.5% |
| 11 | SARJOO SINGH | IND | 143 | 0.2% |
| 12 | GOPAL SINGH | IND | 122 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SHEO KUMAR DUBEY | IND | 43 | 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 (139th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean32.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 32.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
139th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
78th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.4%CPI 20.2%IND 14.1%LKD 6.5%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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