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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 191 · 1990
Sheikhpura
Winner — 1990
RAJO SINGH
INC· INC
INC 88.6%JD 10.3%6 others 1.2%
Votes
1,23,750
88.6% share
Winning margin
1,09,423
78.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
79.7%
of 1,75,195
Sheikhpura is a safe seat — RAJO SINGH won by 78.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJO SINGH | INC | 1,23,750 | 88.6% |
| 2 | SHIV KUMAR | National Front | 14,327 | 10.3% |
| 3 | SHIV DHAR YADAV | IND | 653 | 0.5% |
| 4 | RAM BADAN SINGH | IND | 477 | 0.3% |
| 5 | ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH | IND | 190 | 0.1% |
| 6 | HAIDAR ALI | 147 | 0.1% | |
| 7 | CHANDER DEO YADAV | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 8 | AKHLESH PRASAD | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (98th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe78.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.2% · min 1.8% · max 78.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
98th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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146th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 88.6%JD 10.3%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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