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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 115 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Lalganj
Winner — 1951
LALITESHWAR PRASAD SAHI
Also elected — same seat
CHANDRAMANI LAL CHOUDHARY
INC· 18,889 votes
INC 24.7%IND 24.6%3 others 50.7%
Votes
19,924
24.7% share
Winning margin
84
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
37.0%
of 1,09,000
Lalganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 84 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LALITESHWAR PRASAD SAHI | 19,924 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | BRAHMANADA PRASHAD GUPTA | IND | 19,840 | 24.6% |
| 3 | CHANDRAMANI LAL CHOUDHARY | 18,889 | 23.4% | |
| 4 | DANGAR BHAGAT | 11,308 | 14.0% | |
| 5 | YOGENDRA SUKLA | 10,683 | 13.3% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (188th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 0.1% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
188th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
48th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.7%IND 24.6%INC 23.4%SP 14.0%SP 13.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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