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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1995
Belsand
Winner — 1995
RAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH
JD· Janata Dal
JD 51.6%INC 11.3%31 others 37.1%
Votes
42,643
51.6% share
Winning margin
33,310
40.3% of votes
Total candidates
33
Turnout
52.7%
of 1,56,724
Belsand is a safe seat — RAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH won by 40.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
33 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH | Janata Dal | 42,643 | 51.6% |
| 2 | DIGVIJAY PRATAP SINGH | INC | 9,333 | 11.3% |
| 3 | KAUSHLENDER KUMAR SINGH | BPP | 7,190 | 8.7% |
| 4 | BAIDHNATH PRASAD | IND | 6,657 | 8.1% |
| 5 | AWADH KISHOR PRASAD | 4,144 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | RAMCHANDER SAHNI | IND | 3,184 | 3.9% |
| 7 | M. JAINUL ABEDIN | Samajwadi Party | 2,845 | 3.5% |
| 8 | SURENDER PRASAD SINGH | BJP | 2,827 | 3.4% |
| 9 | PANKAJ KUMAR SRIVASTAV | IND | 500 | 0.6% |
| 10 | JAGARNATH SINGH | IND | 480 | 0.6% |
| 11 | JAYANT ALIAS NAVAL SINGH | IND | 297 | 0.4% |
| 12 | UMASHANKAR SINGH | IND | 239 | 0.3% |
| 13 | JANAK RAI | IND | 237 | 0.3% |
| 14 | SHIV KISHOR RAJAK | IND | 200 | 0.2% |
| 15 | KAMAL PRASAD GUPTA | IND | 146 | 0.2% |
| 16 | RAJ NARAYAN RAM | IND | 131 | 0.2% |
| 17 | MO. ISLAM | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 18 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 120 | 0.1% |
| 19 | AMAR KANT MISHRA | 119 | 0.1% | |
| 20 | RAM SHANKAR PRASAD | IND | 114 | 0.1% |
| 21 | VINAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 22 | BHAGWAN RAI | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 23 | MANORANJAN GIRI | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 24 | VAKIL ANSARI | ICS | 90 | 0.1% |
| 25 | RAM PRAVESH SINGH | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 26 | RAMVALI MEHTO | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 27 | RANA NAWAL KISHOR SINGH | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 28 | SHASHI BHUSHAN RAI | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 29 | HARI SHANKAR PD. GUPTA | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 30 | THAKUR BACHCHA PD. SINGH | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 31 | SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 32 | AHMAD HUSAIN | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 33 | MANOJ KUMAR THAKUR | IND | 38 | 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.
High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean40.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.1% · max 40.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
9th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.98
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
195th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 51.6%INC 11.3%BPP 8.7%IND 8.1%SAP 5.0%OTH 15.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%
What's nearby?
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