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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1957
Sarath
Winner — 1957
BADRI NARAYAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 36.0%JHP 34.4%1 others 29.6%
Votes
11,388
36.0% share
Winning margin
479
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
50.7%
of 62,494
Sarath was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 479 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BADRI NARAYAN SINGH | 11,388 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | HARGOURI PD. SINGH | JHP | 10,909 | 34.5% |
| 3 | KAMDEO PD. SINGH | 9,373 | 29.6% |
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 (64th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.5% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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64th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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178th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.0%JHP 34.5%PSP 29.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
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