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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2000
Singheshwar
Winner — 2000
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
RJD· RJD
RJD 38.7%JD(U) 20.2%9 others 41.2%
Votes
40,228
38.7% share
Winning margin
19,260
18.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,66,344
Singheshwar is a safe seat — VIJAY KUMAR SINGH won by 18.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY KUMAR SINGH | RJD | 40,228 | 38.7% |
| 2 | UPENDRA NARAYAN YADAV | NDA | 20,968 | 20.1% |
| 3 | DINESH KUMAR YADAB | IND | 12,971 | 12.5% |
| 4 | KAUSHAL KUMAR | IND | 8,559 | 8.2% |
| 5 | KRISHNA VALLAV KRANTI YADAV | IND | 7,468 | 7.2% |
| 6 | BHUMI YADAV | IND | 4,353 | 4.2% |
| 7 | BRAHMDEO MANDAL | BJC(R) | 4,134 | 4.0% |
| 8 | SATYENDRA KUMAR SINGH YADAV | INC | 2,797 | 2.7% |
| 9 | SHATYENDRA KUMAR | IND | 1,013 | 1.0% |
| 10 | RAJO MEHTA | BSP | 1,010 | 1.0% |
| 11 | RAJEEV KUMAR | IND | 558 | 0.5% |
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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 (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.7% · max 27.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
164th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
224th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 38.7%JD(U) 20.1%IND 12.5%IND 8.2%IND 7.2%OTH 13.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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