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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 242 · 2000
Arwal
Winner — 2000
AKHILESH PD. SINGH
RJD· RJD
RJD 26.3%CPI(ML)(L) 24.2%14 others 49.5%
Votes
29,298
26.3% share
Winning margin
2,261
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
60.2%
of 1,85,146
A closely fought contest. AKHILESH PD. SINGH won with a 2.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKHILESH PD. SINGH | RJD | 29,298 | 26.3% |
| 2 | SHAH CHAND | CPI(ML)(L) | 27,037 | 24.3% |
| 3 | RAVINDRA SINGH | NDA | 25,773 | 23.1% |
| 4 | KRISHN NANDAN PD. SINGH | BPSP | 10,507 | 9.4% |
| 5 | DULAR CHAND YADAV | IND | 10,385 | 9.3% |
| 6 | RAVINDRA KUMAR | BSP | 4,272 | 3.8% |
| 7 | UPENDRA NARAYAN VIDYARTHI | INC | 955 | 0.9% |
| 8 | NITYA NAND ALIAS NEETI | AJBP | 826 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SHISHEWAR OJHA | IND | 719 | 0.6% |
| 10 | SHIV BACHAN SINGH | 424 | 0.4% | |
| 11 | DHANANJAY SINGH | IND | 341 | 0.3% |
| 12 | MISHRI SAO | IND | 331 | 0.3% |
| 13 | LAL MOHAN BIND | IND | 202 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SURITH SHARMA | IND | 181 | 0.2% |
| 15 | AJEET KUMAR | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 16 | MOHAN SHARMA | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
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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 (59th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.6% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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59th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
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103rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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105th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 26.3%CPI(ML)(L) 24.3%JD(U) 23.1%BPSP 9.4%IND 9.3%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%
What's nearby?
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