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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 181 · 1962
Chautham
Winner — 1962
GHANSHYAM SINGH
INC· INC
INC 52.1%SOC 36.6%1 others 11.4%
Votes
18,689
52.0% share
Winning margin
5,551
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
51.9%
of 69,168
Chautham is a safe seat — GHANSHYAM SINGH won by 15.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHANSHYAM SINGH | INC | 18,689 | 52.0% |
| 2 | JAGDAMBI PRASAD SHARMA | SOC | 13,138 | 36.6% |
| 3 | SURENDRA NARAYAN SINGH | Swatantra Party | 4,076 | 11.3% |
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.
Low turnout (241st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 2.8% · max 46.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
241st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
141st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.0%SOC 36.6%SWA 11.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.