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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 242 · 1962Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1962

DILKESHWAR RAM
INC· INC
INC 39.8%PSP 28.7%3 others 31.5%
Votes
11,193
39.8% share
Winning margin
3,126
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
36.3%
of 77,529

A clear win with a 11.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DILKESHWAR RAM
INC
INC
11,19339.8%
2
RAMKAILASH RAM
PSP
Praja Socialist Party
8,06728.7%
3
BALKESHWAR CHAMAR
SWA
Swatantra Party
6,49823.1%
4
SAMADEO DUSADH
SOC
1,7866.3%
5
SAHDEO RAM
BJS
5822.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (59th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.6% · max 36.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
59th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
105th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.8%PSP 28.7%SWA 23.1%SOC 6.3%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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