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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 216 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Warsaliganj

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Winner — 1957

CHETU RAM
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
RAMKISHUN SINGH
INC· 10,779 votes
INC 15.3%INC 14.5%7 others 70.2%
Votes
11,382
15.3% share
Winning margin
1,873
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
33.1%
of 1,12,566

A closely fought contest. CHETU RAM won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHETU RAM
INC
11,38215.3%
2
RAMKISHUN SINGH
INC
10,77914.5%
3
CHANDRIKA PRASAD SINGH
PSP
9,50912.8%
4
AMRIT MANJHI
CPI
9,47212.7%
5
JANKI MUSHAR
PSP
8,92512.0%
6
DEONANDAN PRASAD
CPI
8,61711.6%
7
YADUNANDAN SHARMA
IND
8,18311.0%
8
BUNDI RAM PASI
CNPSPJP
4,2075.7%
9
DR. HABIB
CNPSPJP
3,3734.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (176th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
176th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
56th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 15.3%INC 14.5%PSP 12.8%CPI 12.7%PSP 12.0%CPI 11.6%OTH 21.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushroom🏺Rice
🏛️

Ancient Buddhistic images and sculptures colectted underneath a shed

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Buddhistic images and sculptures colectted underneath a shed

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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.

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