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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2005 (Oct)
Singheshwar
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
RAMESHWAR PRASAD YADAV
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 35.3%RJD 34.2%6 others 30.5%
Votes
28,917
35.3% share
Winning margin
931
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
40.1%
of 2,03,957
Singheshwar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 931 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | NDA (NDA) | 28,917 | 35.3% |
| 2 | ARVIND KUMAR | 27,986 | 34.2% | |
| 3 | MD. PARVEJ ALAM | 10,098 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | NIRMAL KUMAR YADAV | 7,088 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | NARAYANI YADAV | IND | 2,610 | 3.2% |
| 6 | ARVIND SARDAR | 2,116 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | MD. ISLAM | IND | 1,675 | 2.0% |
| 8 | BRAHAMADEV MANDAL | BSP | 1,404 | 1.7% |
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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.
Average turnout (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.7% · max 27.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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164th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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224th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 35.3%RJD 34.2%LJP 12.3%SHS 8.7%OTH 9.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
A 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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