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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1962
Ghorasahan
Winner — 1962
RAJENDRA PRATAP SINGH
INC· INC
INC 47.1%PSP 38.4%2 others 14.5%
Votes
13,214
47.1% share
Winning margin
2,464
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
47.4%
of 59,153
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRA PRATAP SINGH | INC | 13,214 | 47.1% |
| 2 | RAMAYODHYA PRASAD | Praja Socialist Party | 10,750 | 38.4% |
| 3 | SATYA NARAIN RAI ARYA | IND | 2,568 | 9.2% |
| 4 | RADHAKRISHNA PRASAD GUPTA | Swatantra Party | 1,497 | 5.3% |
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.
High turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.7% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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26th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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49th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.1%PSP 38.4%IND 9.2%SWA 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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