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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 172 · 2000
Amarpur
Winner — 2000
SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH
RJD· RJD
RJD 42.1%SAP 34.2%10 others 23.7%
Votes
49,144
42.1% share
Winning margin
9,210
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.8%
of 1,85,954
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | RJD | 49,144 | 42.1% |
| 2 | BEDANAND SINGH | 39,934 | 34.2% | |
| 3 | NAWAL KISHORE CHOUDHARY | INC | 11,286 | 9.7% |
| 4 | BALMUKUND MANDAL | IND | 8,873 | 7.6% |
| 5 | MAHESHWARI MALAY SINGH YADAV | 2,970 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | ANIL KUMAR SINGH | NCP | 1,249 | 1.1% |
| 7 | KAMLESHWARI YADAV | BSP | 1,071 | 0.9% |
| 8 | PARMANAND SINGH | IND | 877 | 0.8% |
| 9 | DEVENDRA MANDAL | IND | 813 | 0.7% |
| 10 | RAJENDRA BASPHOR | IND | 187 | 0.2% |
| 11 | RAM NARAYAN THAKUR | IND | 159 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SHAMSHER JUG BAHADUR | BPSP | 150 | 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.
Low turnout (240th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
240th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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136th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 42.1%SAP 34.2%INC 9.7%IND 7.6%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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