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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1985

Kanti

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Winner — 1985

NALINI RANJAN SINGH
SUC
SUC 26.9%LKD 26.6%17 others 46.4%
Votes
17,890
26.9% share
Winning margin
209
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
54.0%
of 1,23,050

Kanti was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 209 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NALINI RANJAN SINGH
SUC
17,89026.9%
2
TARKESHARI SINHA
LKD
Lok Dal
17,68126.6%
3
BHUNESHWAR RAI
CPM
Left
9,10913.7%
4
KAILASH BIHARI SHARMA
INC
INC
8,41512.7%
5
SAMSUL HODA
IND
6,1709.3%
6
VJOY PRASAD SINGH
JNP
Janata
1,8712.8%
7
RAMCHANDRA CHOUDHARY
IND
1,0461.6%
8
LAKHENDRA CHAUDHARY
CPI
Left
7481.1%
9
RAMDEO SHARMA
IND
6931.0%
10
LALITESHWAR PRASAD YADAV
IND
5870.9%
11
SACHHIDA NAND SINGH
IND
5590.8%
12
RADHIKA DEVI
IND
4380.7%
13
ISHWAR NA. SINGH
IND
3650.6%
14
AJOY SHANKAR SHARMA
IND
2770.4%
15
KAUSHAL KISHORE THAKUR
IND
2290.3%
16
CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH
IND
1080.2%
17
MAHESHWAR MISHRA
IND
1050.2%
18
LAKHI PASWAN
IND
470.1%
19
SHYAM KUMAR OJHA
IND
450.1%

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

High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.3% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
29th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
163rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SUC 26.9%LKD 26.6%CPM 13.7%INC 12.7%IND 9.3%OTH 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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