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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 213 · 2020
Karakat
Winner — 2020
ARUN SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
CPI(ML)(L) 48.2%BJP 37.6%12 others 14.2%
Votes
82,700
48.2% share
Winning margin
18,189
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
52.2%
of 3,28,648
A clear win with a 10.6% margin.
Seat history
4 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.43 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUN SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 82,700 | 48.2% |
| 2 | RAJESHWAR RAJ | NDA | 64,511 | 37.6% |
| 3 | AMIT KUMAR SINGH | RSTJLKPS | 5,645 | 3.3% |
| 4 | MALTI SINGH | 4,901 | 2.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,010 | 1.8% |
| 6 | HARE RAM SINGH | IND | 2,528 | 1.5% |
| 7 | Bansidhar Singh | IND | 2,162 | 1.3% |
| 8 | Ashok Kumar Singh | IND | 2,000 | 1.2% |
| 9 | UMESH KUMAR | JAPL | 1,347 | 0.8% |
| 10 | Sweta Singh | IND | 963 | 0.6% |
| 11 | BINAY KUMAR | IND | 593 | 0.3% |
| 12 | DHARMENDRA KUMAR RAM | IND | 499 | 0.3% |
| 13 | Baban Singh | IND | 407 | 0.2% |
| 14 | LAL BAHADUR YADAV | 361 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (222nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.4% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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222nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
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20th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 48.2%BJP 37.6%OTH 12.5%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.43 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
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