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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2000

Jandaha

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Winner — 2000

UPENDRA PD. SINGH
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 33.5%IND 29.6%12 others 37.0%
Votes
46,042
33.5% share
Winning margin
5,361
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
76.4%
of 1,80,107

A closely fought contest. UPENDRA PD. SINGH won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UPENDRA PD. SINGH
SAP
NDA (NDA)
46,04233.5%
2
ACHIDA NAND SINGH
IND
40,68129.6%
3
TULSI DAS MEHTA
RJD
RJD
36,24626.4%
4
MANJELAL RAY
IND
7,8685.7%
5
YOGENDRA RAY
CPI(ML)(L)
1,8141.3%
6
RAM SURESH CHAUDHRY
CPI
1,1600.8%
7
RAKESH NANDAN
INC
INC
1,1260.8%
8
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
8360.6%
9
ANANT SINGH
AJBP
7670.6%
10
MAHESHWAR SINGH
NCP
NCP
4150.3%
11
HRISHIKESH KUMAR SINHA
AD
1830.1%
12
MISHRI ROY
IND
1660.1%
13
KRISHNA KANT SINGH
IND
1350.1%
14
CHANDRASHEKHAR ROY
BHJVP
1340.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (92nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 48.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
92nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
236th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
184th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 33.5%IND 29.6%RJD 26.4%IND 5.7%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute🏷️MakhanaGI

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