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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

PRABHU NATH SINGH
IND
IND 34.9%INC 27.9%9 others 37.2%
Votes
20,996
34.9% share
Winning margin
4,178
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
45.2%
of 1,33,233

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRABHU NATH SINGH
IND
20,99634.9%
2
HARENDRA KISHORE SINGH
INC
INC
16,81827.9%
3
BACHA SINGH
CPI
Left
6,66011.1%
4
VINOD KUMAR SINGH
JNP
Janata
5,1378.5%
5
KASHI NATH RAI
IND
4,3097.2%
6
RAJ NATH RAI
LKD
Lok Dal
3,3125.5%
7
MAHESH MISHRA
IND
1,1741.9%
8
BHARAT SAH
IND
7261.2%
9
BRIJ BHUSHAN SINGH
IND
6921.1%
10
VELAS SINGH
IND
2100.3%
11
BIJ KISHORE VERMA
IND
1830.3%

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

Low turnout (208th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.9% · max 60.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
208th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
230th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
150th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.9%INC 27.9%CPI 11.1%JNP 8.5%IND 7.2%LKD 5.5%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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