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Winner — 1995

BASANT SINGH
JD· Janata Dal
JD 34.7%CPI(ML)(L) 14.4%22 others 50.9%
Votes
38,754
34.7% share
Winning margin
22,621
20.2% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
64.6%
of 1,73,191

Dumraon is a safe seat — BASANT SINGH won by 20.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASANT SINGH
Janata Dal
38,75434.7%
2
BYAS MUNI SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
16,13314.4%
3
SANJAY KUMAR TIWARY
IND
13,80312.3%
4
RAM BIHARI SINGH
10,5599.4%
5
DADAN SINGH
Samajwadi Party
8,0597.2%
6
SARSWATI DEVI
4,2663.8%
7
TIRLOKI SINGH
BJP
4,1193.7%
8
MITHILESH KUMAR SINGH
BPP
2,9942.7%
9
BABAN SINGH
IND
2,8842.6%
10
RAM AWTAR RAY
IND
2,0371.8%
11
RAMESHWAR SINGH
INC
1,7111.5%
12
BIJAY NARAIN BHARTI
IND
1,0811.0%
13
KASHI NATH SINGH
IND
1,0340.9%
14
TEJ PRATAP SINGH
SJP(R)
9100.8%
15
BAIDYNATH RAY
BKUS
8210.7%
16
BIJAY KUMAR YADAV
IND
6060.5%
17
DIN BANDHU SINGH
IND
4400.4%
18
SHIV JI SINGH
3830.3%
19
JAWAHAR SINGH
IND
2840.3%
20
SHRIKANT SINGH
IND
2800.3%
21
NAGENDRA NATH
Left
2630.2%
22
S.P. SINGH
IND
1960.2%
23
DALGIR SINGH
IND
1540.1%
24
ARUN KUMAR SINGH
IND
440.0%

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 (139th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 32.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
139th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
78th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 34.7%CPI(ML)(L) 14.4%IND 12.3%SAP 9.4%SP 7.2%OTH 21.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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