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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1962
Siwan
Winner — 1962
JANARDAN TIWARI
BJS 56.8%INC 34.1%1 others 9.1%
Votes
24,206
56.8% share
Winning margin
9,683
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
51.6%
of 82,479
Siwan is a safe seat — JANARDAN TIWARI won by 22.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANARDAN TIWARI | 24,206 | 56.8% | |
| 2 | SHANKAR NATH VIDYARTHI | INC | 14,523 | 34.1% |
| 3 | SHEOJEE PRASAD | Praja Socialist Party | 3,867 | 9.1% |
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.
Average turnout (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.8% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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73rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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208th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 56.8%INC 34.1%PSP 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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