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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 190 · 1962
Bachhwara
Winner — 1962
GIRISH KUMARI SINGH
INC· INC
INC 46.5%PSP 21.8%3 others 31.7%
Votes
16,638
46.5% share
Winning margin
8,849
24.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.0%
of 72,994
Bachhwara is a safe seat — GIRISH KUMARI SINGH won by 24.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRISH KUMARI SINGH | INC | 16,638 | 46.5% |
| 2 | BAIDYANATH PRASAD SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 7,789 | 21.8% |
| 3 | MAHARAJ SITARAM | Left | 7,021 | 19.6% |
| 4 | BRIJ KISHORE RAI | Swatantra Party | 2,450 | 6.8% |
| 5 | RAMADHIKARI RAI | SOC | 1,874 | 5.2% |
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 (180th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.0% · max 41.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
180th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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122nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.5%PSP 21.8%CPI 19.6%SWA 6.8%SOC 5.2%
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?
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