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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1951
Dighwara
Winner — 1951
RAM BINOD SINGH
INC 30.0%IND 23.2%5 others 46.8%
Votes
5,118
30.0% share
Winning margin
1,153
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
38.6%
of 44,267
A clear win with a 6.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM BINOD SINGH | 5,118 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | KEDAR NATH TIWARY | IND | 3,965 | 23.2% |
| 3 | JAMUNA PRASAD SAH | IND | 3,038 | 17.8% |
| 4 | HIRA LAL SARAF | IND | 2,166 | 12.7% |
| 5 | RAM NARAIN SINGH | 2,147 | 12.6% | |
| 6 | SHRAWAN SINGH | IND | 362 | 2.1% |
| 7 | SYAM SUNDER PRASAD | IND | 283 | 1.7% |
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 (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.5% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
173rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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71st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.0%IND 23.2%IND 17.8%IND 12.7%SP 12.6%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.