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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 156 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Suraj Garha and Lakhisarai
Winner — 1951
BHAGWAT PRASAD
Also elected — same seat
RAJESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
INC· 22,537 votes
INC 22.5%INC 21.7%5 others 55.8%
Votes
23,380
22.5% share
Winning margin
4,173
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
51.6%
of 1,00,595
A closely fought contest. BHAGWAT PRASAD won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGWAT PRASAD | 23,380 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | RAJESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 22,537 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | GITA PRASAD SINGH | 19,207 | 18.5% | |
| 4 | RAM KISHUN LAL | 16,515 | 15.9% | |
| 5 | LAKHAN LAL SINGH | 8,230 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | LOK NATH MOCHI | 7,477 | 7.2% | |
| 7 | CHANDRA DEO MANDAL | IND | 6,560 | 6.3% |
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.
Low turnout (234th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.7% · max 18.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
234th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
213th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 22.5%INC 21.7%SP 18.5%SP 15.9%CPI 7.9%CPI 7.2%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.