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Winner — 1990

RAM NARESH SINGH
IND
IND 50.9%JD 35.8%19 others 13.3%
Votes
69,721
50.9% share
Winning margin
20,721
15.1% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
76.4%
of 1,79,165

Nalanda is a safe seat — RAM NARESH SINGH won by 15.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM NARESH SINGH
IND
69,72150.9%
2
SHRAWAN KUMAR
National Front
49,00035.8%
3
RAJENDER PATEL
IPF
9,0876.6%
4
SHYAM SUNDER SINGH
INC
4,9523.6%
5
RAVINDER PRASAD
BJP
8340.6%
6
VIKEKANAND SINGH
7710.6%
7
SHISHU PAL PRASAD
IND
6090.4%
8
BAIJNATH PRASAD
IND
4270.3%
9
PYARE PRASAD
IND
4150.3%
10
SHALINDER PASWAN
IND
2250.2%
11
ANANDI PRASAD ANAND
DMM
2220.2%
12
GANAURI MAHTO
FBL
1650.1%
13
SANJIV KUMAR SINHA
IND
1290.1%
14
VINAY PRASAD VERMA
IND
860.1%
15
RAJ KISHOR SINGH
IND
510.0%
16
UMA SHANKAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
470.0%
17
SUBHASH KUMAR
IND
460.0%
18
BRAHAMDEV MATHO
IND
280.0%
19
NARESH SINGH
IND
230.0%
20
SUKHDEV PRASAD MANDAL
IND
230.0%
21
DHANANJAY KUMAR RAHI
IND
190.0%

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 (172nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
82nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 50.9%JD 35.8%IPF 6.6%OTH 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

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