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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 194 · 1957
Dawath
Winner — 1957
KRISHNARAJ SINHA
INC· INC
INC 49.8%CPI 27.5%6 others 22.7%
Votes
14,856
49.8% share
Winning margin
6,654
22.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
49.8%
of 59,848
Dawath is a safe seat — KRISHNARAJ SINHA won by 22.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNARAJ SINHA | 14,856 | 49.8% | |
| 2 | SANT PRASAD SINGH | 8,202 | 27.5% | |
| 3 | THAKUR PRASAD SINGH | CNPSPJP | 2,362 | 7.9% |
| 4 | RAM VILAS SINGH | 1,997 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | HAMID MIAN | IND | 805 | 2.7% |
| 6 | RAMADESH DUBEY | IND | 728 | 2.4% |
| 7 | BHARGAVA DUTTA CHATURVEDI | IND | 492 | 1.6% |
| 8 | HARIANATH SINGH | IND | 372 | 1.3% |
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.
Low turnout (238th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.3% · max 80.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
238th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
63rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.8%CPI 27.5%CNPSPJP 7.9%PSP 6.7%OTH 8.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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