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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 103 · 1962Reserved (SC)

Dalsingh Sarai West

Winner — 1962

BALESHWAR RAM
INC· INC
INC 68.2%SWA 23.2%1 others 8.6%
Votes
17,379
68.2% share
Winning margin
11,475
45.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
48.2%
of 52,847

Dalsingh Sarai West is a safe seat — BALESHWAR RAM won by 45.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALESHWAR RAM
INC
17,37968.2%
2
GANGA PRASAD DAS
Swatantra Party
5,90423.2%
3
MUNI LAL
Praja Socialist Party
2,1968.6%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (187th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
45.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.3% · max 45.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
187th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.2%SWA 23.2%PSP 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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