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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1962
Basantpur West
Winner — 1962
JHULAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 35.6%PSP 28.2%2 others 36.2%
Votes
9,263
35.6% share
Winning margin
1,947
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
40.3%
of 64,452
A clear win with a 7.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JHULAN SINGH | INC | 9,263 | 35.6% |
| 2 | RAJ KOKIL MAHTO | Praja Socialist Party | 7,316 | 28.1% |
| 3 | INDRASAN SINGH | Swatantra Party | 7,194 | 27.7% |
| 4 | CHANDRIKA SINGH | IND | 2,215 | 8.5% |
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 (191st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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191st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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230th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.6%PSP 28.1%SWA 27.7%IND 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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