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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1952 by-elections

Benipatti West

Winner — 1952 by-elections

S.T. HUSSAIN
INC 46.4%COM 30.0%2 others 23.6%
Votes
11,639
46.4% share
Winning margin
4,112
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4

Benipatti West was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 4,112 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.T. HUSSAIN
11,6390.0%
2
B. JHA
COM
7,5270.0%
3
M. SINGH
IND
3,0980.0%
4
B. JHA
2,8230.0%

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 (33rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.6% · max 68.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
33rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
77th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
13 seats · 7 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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