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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 242 · 1985
Arwal
Winner — 1985
KRISHNA NANDAN PRASAD SINGH
IND
IND 55.2%INC 26.0%18 others 18.9%
Votes
65,621
55.2% share
Winning margin
34,747
29.2% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
73.1%
of 1,62,687
Arwal is a safe seat — KRISHNA NANDAN PRASAD SINGH won by 29.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA NANDAN PRASAD SINGH | IND | 65,621 | 55.2% |
| 2 | RAM PRASAD OJHA | INC | 30,874 | 26.0% |
| 3 | SATYA NA. SINGH | Left | 10,429 | 8.8% |
| 4 | RAMASHISH SINGH | IND | 4,442 | 3.7% |
| 5 | RANG BAHADUR SINGH | IND | 3,122 | 2.6% |
| 6 | ARUN KUMAR BHARTI | IND | 1,484 | 1.3% |
| 7 | YOGENDRA KUMAR | Lok Dal | 1,123 | 0.9% |
| 8 | BANESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | BJP | 741 | 0.6% |
| 9 | MANOJ KUMAR | Janata | 274 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAM PUKAR MISAR | IND | 147 | 0.1% |
| 11 | LAKHAN RAM | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 12 | UPENDRA NARAIN SINGH | IND | 114 | 0.1% |
| 13 | JAGDISH CHAUDHARY | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MAHENDRA SINGH | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PHUL KUMARI DEVI | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 16 | LAXMI SINGH | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 17 | JAGDISH NATH | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 18 | BRINDA CHAUDHARY | IND | 41 | 0.0% |
| 19 | SATYA DEO | IND | 18 | 0.0% |
| 20 | LALESWAR SINGH | IND | 11 | 0.0% |
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 (59th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.6% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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59th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
105th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 55.2%INC 26.0%CPI 8.8%OTH 10.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%
What's nearby?
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