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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2025Reserved (SC)
Singheshwar
Winner — 2025
RAMESH RISHI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 46.4%RJD 45.1%7 others 8.5%
Votes
1,06,416
46.4% share
Winning margin
2,982
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.5%
of 3,29,826
Singheshwar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 2,982 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.73 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESH RISHI | NDA (NDA) | 1,06,416 | 46.4% |
| 2 | CHANDRAHAS CHAUPAL | 1,03,434 | 45.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,895 | 2.6% |
| 4 | VIRENDRA KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 3,978 | 1.7% |
| 5 | PRAMOD KUMAR RAM | JANSURAJ | 3,516 | 1.5% |
| 6 | SUBHASH KUMAR | 1,924 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | MANJU DEVI | IND | 1,909 | 0.8% |
| 8 | BAMBAM KUMAR | IND | 1,184 | 0.5% |
| 9 | BABLU RISHIDEV | IND | 918 | 0.4% |
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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 (96th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
96th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
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38th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 46.4%RJD 45.1%OTH 5.9%NOTA 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.73 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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