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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1962
Bakhtiarpur
Winner — 1962
RAMYATNA SINGH
INC· INC
INC 44.2%SWA 40.5%6 others 15.3%
Votes
15,846
44.2% share
Winning margin
1,328
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
53.5%
of 67,052
A closely fought contest. RAMYATNA SINGH won with a 3.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMYATNA SINGH | INC | 15,846 | 44.2% |
| 2 | RAM LAKHAN RAI | Swatantra Party | 14,518 | 40.5% |
| 3 | BIJAY KRISHNA SINHA | SOC | 1,578 | 4.4% |
| 4 | RAMDAS SINGH | JP | 1,487 | 4.2% |
| 5 | RAM CHANDRA SINGH | IND | 1,228 | 3.4% |
| 6 | RAM CHANDRA SHARMA | IND | 606 | 1.7% |
| 7 | RAM PRASAD LAL GUPTA | IND | 406 | 1.1% |
| 8 | BIRENDRA KUMAR | IND | 184 | 0.5% |
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 (158th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 2.4% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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158th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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233rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.2%SWA 40.5%OTH 15.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.