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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1990

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Winner — 1990

SHASHI KU. RAI
JD· National Front
JD 45.6%IND 39.0%8 others 15.4%
Votes
57,747
45.6% share
Winning margin
8,284
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
76.2%
of 1,66,358

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHASHI KU. RAI
JD
National Front
57,74745.6%
2
BALLENDRA PD. SINGH
IND
49,46339.0%
3
RAJ KISHORE SINGH
INC
INC
15,93912.6%
4
SAMSUL ZAMA
BSP
2,0231.6%
5
ASHOK KU. SINGH
JNP(JP)
9670.8%
6
ARUN PRASAD
IND
1980.2%
7
RAJENDRA KAUR
IND
1850.1%
8
SULEMAN MIA
IND
880.1%
9
ARUN KUMAR GUPTA
SSD
690.1%
10
AMARNATH AGRAWAL
IND
610.1%

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 (12th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.0% · max 81.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
12th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
207th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 45.6%IND 39.0%INC 12.6%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

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