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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1959 by-elections
Siwan
Winner — 1959 by-elections
S. DEVI
INC 39.3%BJS 38.1%4 others 22.6%
Votes
10,639
39.3% share
Winning margin
333
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Siwan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 333 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. DEVI | 10,639 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | J. TIWARY | 10,306 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | J. SINGH | COM | 3,139 | 0.0% |
| 4 | SMT. TARARANI | 2,306 | 0.0% | |
| 5 | S. SINGH | IND | 609 | 0.0% |
| 6 | S.P. AGARWAL | IND | 77 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (124th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 7.2% · max 55.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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124th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
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228th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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119th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
5 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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