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Winner — 2000

RAM PADARATH MAHTO
RJD· RJD
RJD 38.0%JD(U) 22.6%7 others 39.4%
Votes
47,580
38.0% share
Winning margin
19,265
15.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
61.8%
of 2,02,815

Dalsinghsarai is a safe seat — RAM PADARATH MAHTO won by 15.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM PADARATH MAHTO
RJD
47,58038.0%
2
VIJAYWANT KUMAR CHAUDHARY
NDA
28,31522.6%
3
VIJAY KUMAR CHAUDHARY
INC
16,50913.2%
4
RAM VILAS RAI VIMAL
16,47613.2%
5
RAM LAKHAN MAHTO
Samajwadi Party
12,2609.8%
6
RAM VARAN MAHTO
IND
1,8491.5%
7
LAL MANI PRASAD
AJBP
1,3251.1%
8
MRITUNJAYA SHANKAR JAI
LSWP
7850.6%
9
SHIVCHANDER PASWAN
IND
2340.2%

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.

High turnout (45th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.2% · max 43.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
45th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
73rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 38.0%JD(U) 22.6%INC 13.2%CPI 13.2%SP 9.8%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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