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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1985
Jalalpur
Winner — 1985
SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 35.7%CPI 32.2%13 others 32.1%
Votes
25,448
35.7% share
Winning margin
2,504
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
49.5%
of 1,43,962
A closely fought contest. SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH | INC | 25,448 | 35.7% |
| 2 | ABHAY RAJ KISHORE RAI | Left | 22,944 | 32.2% |
| 3 | BANARAS SINGH | Janata | 5,812 | 8.2% |
| 4 | RAMAYAN SINGH | IND | 4,426 | 6.2% |
| 5 | MADHUSUDAN SINGH | BJP | 4,351 | 6.1% |
| 6 | ANIRUDH SINGH | Lok Dal | 2,558 | 3.6% |
| 7 | BIJAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 2,026 | 2.8% |
| 8 | MANDEO RAM | IND | 982 | 1.4% |
| 9 | BISHUNDEO MANJHI | IND | 660 | 0.9% |
| 10 | UMESH RAM | IND | 600 | 0.8% |
| 11 | SATYA NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 379 | 0.5% |
| 12 | DHANRAJ SINGH | IND | 369 | 0.5% |
| 13 | PARMESHWAR RAM | IND | 297 | 0.4% |
| 14 | KALYAN PANDEY | IND | 286 | 0.4% |
| 15 | SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 158 | 0.2% |
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 (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.9% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
114th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
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42nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.7%CPI 32.2%JNP 8.2%IND 6.2%BJP 6.1%OTH 11.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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