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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 189 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Sasaram
Winner — 1957
BIPIN BEHARI SINHA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
Also elected — same seat
RAMADHAR DUSADH
PSP· 19,857 votes
PSP 24.7%INC 21.3%6 others 54.0%
Votes
28,908
24.7% share
Winning margin
4,034
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
47.9%
of 1,22,021
A closely fought contest. BIPIN BEHARI SINHA won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIPIN BEHARI SINHA | 28,908 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | JAGANATH SINGH | 24,874 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | RAMADHAR DUSADH | 19,857 | 17.0% | |
| 4 | SRI GOVIND CHAMAR | 15,399 | 13.2% | |
| 5 | RAMBACHAN MAHTO | IND | 8,842 | 7.6% |
| 6 | SAHDEO PD. CHAUDHARY | 8,585 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | JIT NARAIN SINGH | IND | 7,960 | 6.8% |
| 8 | CHATURGUN DUSAD | IND | 2,490 | 2.1% |
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 (105th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 3.4% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
105th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
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60th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 24.7%INC 21.3%PSP 17.0%INC 13.2%IND 7.6%CPI 7.3%OTH 8.9%
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?
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.