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Winner — 1967

V. P. SINGH
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 64.6%INC 22.7%3 others 12.7%
Votes
39,264
64.6% share
Winning margin
25,461
41.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.8%
of 1,03,379

Bachhwara is a safe seat — V. P. SINGH won by 41.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. P. SINGH
Samyukta Socialist Party
39,26464.6%
2
G. K. SINGH
INC
13,80322.7%
3
D. PRASAD
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
4,3477.2%
4
V. JHA
Swatantra Party
1,7132.8%
5
R. RAI
Praja Socialist Party
1,6312.7%

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 (180th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
41.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.0% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
180th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
122nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 64.6%INC 22.7%BJS 7.2%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

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