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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 222 · 1985

Jagdishpur

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Winner — 1985

HARI NARAYAN SINGH
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 22.9%INC 19.7%12 others 57.5%
Votes
17,303
22.9% share
Winning margin
2,442
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
53.5%
of 1,41,315

A closely fought contest. HARI NARAYAN SINGH won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARI NARAYAN SINGH
LKD
Lok Dal
17,30322.9%
2
MANGAL PRASAD SINGH
INC
INC
14,86119.6%
3
BIRBAHADUR SINGH
IND
14,83619.6%
4
RAJESHWAR LAL
IND
7,1909.5%
5
CHAUDHARY JAGDISH SINGH
CPI
Left
6,2948.3%
6
MARKANDE SINGH
IND
4,6636.2%
7
SATYA NARAYAN SINGH
IND
2,8493.8%
8
AFAZAL HUSSAIN
IND
2,1782.9%
9
RAM BHAJAN SINGH
IND
2,0802.8%
10
MAL BABU RAI
BJP
BJP
1,7292.3%
11
GUPTESHWAR SINGH
JNP
Janata
8571.1%
12
BABBAN SINGH
IND
3470.5%
13
CHANDRESHWAR SINGH
IND
3240.4%
14
SURYA KUMAR SINGH
IND
1060.1%

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 (182nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.6% · max 26.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
182nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
152nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 22.9%INC 19.6%IND 19.6%IND 9.5%CPI 8.3%IND 6.2%OTH 13.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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