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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1962
Marhaura
Winner — 1962
SURAJ SINGH
INC· INC
INC 41.5%PSP 27.3%4 others 31.2%
Votes
11,722
41.5% share
Winning margin
4,018
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
43.6%
of 64,844
A clear win with a 14.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURAJ SINGH | INC | 11,722 | 41.5% |
| 2 | DEVI LAL JEE | Praja Socialist Party | 7,704 | 27.3% |
| 3 | HARI NARAIN RAI | Swatantra Party | 6,684 | 23.7% |
| 4 | KAILASH DASS | SOC | 790 | 2.8% |
| 5 | RAJ NANDAN SINGH | IND | 692 | 2.5% |
| 6 | CHANDRIKA UPADHAYA | IND | 663 | 2.4% |
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.
High turnout (35th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 1.0% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
35th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
190th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
24th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.5%PSP 27.3%SWA 23.7%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lac Bangles🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.