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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 198 · 1962
Chandi
Winner — 1962
RAM RAJ PRASAD SINGH
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 33.3%SWA 27.9%8 others 38.8%
Votes
10,890
33.3% share
Winning margin
1,749
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
48.4%
of 67,688
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM RAJ PRASAD SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 10,890 | 33.3% |
| 2 | JAGAT KISHORE PRASAD NARAIN SINGH | Swatantra Party | 9,141 | 27.9% |
| 3 | DEOGAN PRASAD SINGH | INC | 6,468 | 19.8% |
| 4 | DHANRAJ BELDAR | IND | 1,317 | 4.0% |
| 5 | SHEOBALAK PASWAN | Left | 1,224 | 3.7% |
| 6 | JAGDISH PASWAN | IND | 1,042 | 3.2% |
| 7 | BHAGWAT SINGH | 1,038 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | KARMU CHAUHAN | IND | 933 | 2.9% |
| 9 | PARMESHWAR SINGH | IND | 364 | 1.1% |
| 10 | RAM SHARAN PRASAD | IND | 316 | 1.0% |
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 (232nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
232nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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201st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 33.3%SWA 27.9%INC 19.8%OTH 19.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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