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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1969
Dhamdaha
Winner — 1969
KALIKA PRASAD SINGH
SSP· Samyukta Socialist Party
SSP 23.6%INC 21.0%5 others 55.4%
Votes
10,481
23.6% share
Winning margin
1,173
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
51.1%
of 86,715
A closely fought contest. KALIKA PRASAD SINGH won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALIKA PRASAD SINGH | Samyukta Socialist Party | 10,481 | 23.6% |
| 2 | JAI NARAIN MEHTA | INC | 9,308 | 21.0% |
| 3 | SURJ N . SINGH YADAV | IND | 8,812 | 19.9% |
| 4 | VISHWA MOHAN SAHA | LTC | 6,478 | 14.6% |
| 5 | SATYA KUMAR SINGH | Left | 5,070 | 11.4% |
| 6 | GURU PRASAD SAH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,153 | 7.1% |
| 7 | CHANDRIKA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 1,029 | 2.3% |
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 (160th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.2% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
160th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
177th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 23.6%INC 21.0%IND 19.9%LTC 14.6%CPI 11.4%BJS 7.1%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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