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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1962
Lalganj South
Winner — 1962
BIRCHANDRA PATEL
INC· INC
INC 54.6%SWA 38.8%2 others 6.6%
Votes
25,365
54.6% share
Winning margin
7,347
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.1%
of 77,237
Lalganj South is a safe seat — BIRCHANDRA PATEL won by 15.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRCHANDRA PATEL | INC | 25,365 | 54.6% |
| 2 | BISHUNDEO PRASAD YADAVA | Swatantra Party | 18,018 | 38.8% |
| 3 | CHANDRADEO PRASAD SINHA | IND | 1,896 | 4.1% |
| 4 | SUKHDEO RAI | IND | 1,174 | 2.5% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 35.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
5th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
234th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.6%SWA 38.8%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
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