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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 226 · 1957 by-elections
Chatra
Winner — 1957 by-elections
S. SINGH
C&SPJ
C&SPJ 74.1%INC 25.9%
Votes
9,926
74.1% share
Winning margin
6,460
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Chatra was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 6,460 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. SINGH | C&SPJ | 9,926 | 0.0% |
| 2 | R. PRASAD | 3,466 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (52nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.4% · max 52.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
52nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.82
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.4%
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12th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.