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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 220 · 19572 seats · 1 ST

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Winner — 1957

KAMAKHYA NARAIN SINGH
CNPSPJP
Also elected — same seat
HEMLAL PRAGNAIT
CNPSPJP· 26,855 votes
CNPSPJP 26.2%CNPSPJP 24.7%4 others 49.0%
Votes
28,488
26.3% share
Winning margin
7,508
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.4%
of 1,14,580

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMAKHYA NARAIN SINGH
CNPSPJP
28,48826.3%
2
HEMLAL PRAGNAIT
CNPSPJP
26,85524.7%
3
KRISHNABALLABH SAHAYA
INC
20,98019.3%
4
SUKRA MANJHI
INC
20,78919.1%
5
BRIJ KISHORE PRASAD
CPI
8,1417.5%
6
DINA MARANDI
JHP
3,2883.0%

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 (178th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.5% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
178th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
239th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CNPSPJP 26.3%CNPSPJP 24.7%INC 19.3%INC 19.1%CPI 7.5%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry
🏛️

Tomb of Shamsher Khan

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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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