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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1957
Sandesh
Winner — 1957
JHAMAN PRASAD
INC· INC
INC 54.7%PSP 19.7%2 others 25.6%
Votes
12,790
54.7% share
Winning margin
8,186
35.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
44.1%
of 52,946
Sandesh is a safe seat — JHAMAN PRASAD won by 35.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JHAMAN PRASAD | 12,790 | 54.7% | |
| 2 | GANPAT CHAWDHARY | 4,604 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | TRIPURAI PRASAD SINGH | CNPSPJP | 3,036 | 13.0% |
| 4 | BHAGWATI NARAIN SINGH | IND | 2,943 | 12.6% |
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 (165th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.8% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
165th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
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43rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.7%PSP 19.7%CNPSPJP 13.0%IND 12.6%
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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