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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2015Reserved (SC)

Singheshwar

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Winner — 2015

RAMESH RISHIDEV
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 49.5%HAMS 19.6%11 others 31.0%
Votes
83,073
49.5% share
Winning margin
50,200
29.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
58.7%
of 2,85,954

Singheshwar is a safe seat — RAMESH RISHIDEV won by 29.9%.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESH RISHIDEV
JD(U)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
83,07349.5%
2
MANJU DEVI
HAMS
32,87319.6%
3
AMIT KUMAR BHARTI
JAPL
15,1069.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
6,9284.1%
5
RAJKISHOR SARDAR
CPM
6,9244.1%
6
INDO DEVI
BSP
BSP
4,0982.4%
7
JAGDEV RAM
IND
3,4982.1%
8
LALAN PASWAN
JDR
3,2201.9%
9
ACHHE LAL SHARMA
IND
3,0481.8%
10
SANJAY PASWAN
BJKD
2,7671.6%
11
AGAMLAL RISHIDEV
IND
2,5831.5%
12
DINESH RISHI DEV
TNRMPI
2,0801.2%
13
UPENDRA RAM
GJDS
1,7841.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (96th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
29.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
96th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
38th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 49.5%HAMS 19.6%JAPL 9.0%OTH 17.9%NOTA 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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