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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1951
Dalsingsarai West
Winner — 1951
DEVAKI NANDAN JHA
INC 32.8%SP 28.7%4 others 38.5%
Votes
6,821
32.8% share
Winning margin
864
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
39.2%
of 53,057
A closely fought contest. DEVAKI NANDAN JHA won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVAKI NANDAN JHA | 6,821 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | RAM KHELAWAN BHAGAT | 5,957 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | HAMANT KUMAR CHOWDHARY | IND | 2,722 | 13.1% |
| 4 | BALESHWAR PRASAD CHOWDHARY | IND | 2,148 | 10.3% |
| 5 | NAVI MAHATO | IND | 1,935 | 9.3% |
| 6 | RAM ASHRAY CHOWDHARY | IND | 1,208 | 5.8% |
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.
High turnout (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 3.9% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
32nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.6%
lowerhigher
9th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.8%SP 28.6%IND 13.1%IND 10.3%IND 9.3%IND 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
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