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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1996 by-elections

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Winner — 1996 by-elections

Sivanand Tiwari
SAP
SAP 36.5%CPI(ML)(L) 30.0%8 others 33.6%
Votes
37,383
36.5% share
Winning margin
6,666
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
10

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Sivanand Tiwari
SAP
37,38336.5%
2
Chandradeep Singh
CPI(ML)(L)
30,71730.0%
3
Teslal Singh
JD
26,79426.1%
4
Triveni Singh
SP
5,1405.0%
5
Shashi Kumar Singh
INC
9881.0%
6
Kashi Nath Singh
IND
3940.4%
7
Madheshwar Prasad Singh
SJP(R)
3900.4%
8
Jai Laxmi
AIIC(J)
2820.3%
9
Parameshwar Kumar Ram
IND
2700.3%
10
Laxman Singh
IND
1730.2%

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

Average turnout (171st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 64.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
171st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
132nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
14 seats · 8 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 36.5%CPI(ML)(L) 30.0%JD 26.1%SP 5.0%OTH 2.4%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry
Deo Surya Mandir

Deo Surya Mandir

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