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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 154 · 2005 (Oct)
Amarpur
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 38.1%JD(U) 35.4%6 others 26.5%
Votes
33,679
38.1% share
Winning margin
2,401
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
40.6%
of 2,17,598
A closely fought contest. SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | UPA (UPA) | 33,679 | 38.1% |
| 2 | BEDANAND SINGH | NDA | 31,278 | 35.4% |
| 3 | BABY DEVI | 10,082 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | AJAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 6,193 | 7.0% |
| 5 | ANIL KUMAR SINGH | 2,211 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | YUGAL DAS | IND | 2,169 | 2.5% |
| 7 | SHAMSHER ALMU | BSP | 1,620 | 1.8% |
| 8 | PRAVIN KUMAR JHA | IND | 1,151 | 1.3% |
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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 (60th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.7% · max 34.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
60th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
233rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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203rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 38.1%JD(U) 35.4%LJP 11.4%IND 7.0%OTH 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
Ancient site of Vikramshila Monastry
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancient site of Vikramshila Monastry
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.