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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 185 · 1951
Sultanganj
Winner — 1951
RASH BIHARI LAL
INC 42.8%SP 32.3%2 others 24.8%
Votes
12,485
42.8% share
Winning margin
3,069
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.0%
of 51,991
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RASH BIHARI LAL | 12,485 | 42.8% | |
| 2 | BANARSI PRASAD SHARMA | 9,416 | 32.3% | |
| 3 | GANGA PRASAD SINHA | IND | 5,732 | 19.7% |
| 4 | NERADHAR MISHRA | KMPP | 1,507 | 5.2% |
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 (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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103rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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91st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.8%SP 32.3%IND 19.7%KMPP 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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