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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 193 · 1967
Bakhtiarpur
Winner — 1967
D. SINGH
INC· INC
INC 32.3%IND 28.4%6 others 39.3%
Votes
20,772
32.3% share
Winning margin
2,551
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.3%
of 98,297
A closely fought contest. D. SINGH won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. SINGH | INC | 20,772 | 32.3% |
| 2 | R. L. RAI | IND | 18,221 | 28.4% |
| 3 | R. S. SINGH | JKD | 15,317 | 23.9% |
| 4 | P. PRASAD | Samyukta Socialist Party | 6,276 | 9.8% |
| 5 | S. P. SINGH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,361 | 2.1% |
| 6 | S. M. PRASAD | Praja Socialist Party | 1,047 | 1.6% |
| 7 | M. P. SINGH | IND | 683 | 1.1% |
| 8 | B. P. SHARMA | IND | 554 | 0.9% |
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.
Low turnout (228th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 30.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
228th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
103rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.3%IND 28.4%JKD 23.9%SSP 9.8%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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