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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 201 · 1962Reserved (SC)
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Winner — 1962
KAULESHWAR DAS
INC· INC
INC 47.5%SWA 43.1%3 others 9.4%
Votes
13,704
47.5% share
Winning margin
1,267
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.7%
of 66,075
A closely fought contest. KAULESHWAR DAS won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAULESHWAR DAS | INC | 13,704 | 47.5% |
| 2 | KESHAV PRASAD | Swatantra Party | 12,437 | 43.1% |
| 3 | RAM PRASAD DAS | IND | 1,305 | 4.5% |
| 4 | SHYAM BARAN DAS | Praja Socialist Party | 807 | 2.8% |
| 5 | RAM CHALITAR CHOUDHARY | IND | 612 | 2.1% |
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 (212th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.3% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
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212th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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145th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.5%SWA 43.1%OTH 9.4%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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