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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 226 · 1969

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Winner — 1969

TULSHI SINGH
SSP· Samyukta Socialist Party
SSP 36.7%PSP 27.0%9 others 36.3%
Votes
19,712
36.7% share
Winning margin
5,200
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
54.5%
of 98,655

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TULSHI SINGH
SSP
Samyukta Socialist Party
19,71236.7%
2
TRIBHUWAN SINGH
PSP
Praja Socialist Party
14,51227.0%
3
SHEOKUMAR SINGH
BJS
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
7,65914.3%
4
RAGHURAJ KISHORE SINGH
INC
INC
5,82110.8%
5
ANJANI KUMAR SINHA
CPM
Left
3,7487.0%
6
SHYAM NARAIN MISHRA
JAP
7251.4%
7
KEDAR SINGH
IND
4990.9%
8
SHEONANDAN RAM
IND
4880.9%
9
RAMADHAR SINGH
PBI
2810.5%
10
RADHA MUNI SINGH YADVENDU
BKD
2180.4%
11
RAM SUNDER SINGH
SHD
660.1%

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.

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Average turnout (52nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.4% · max 52.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
52nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.82
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
12th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 36.7%PSP 27.0%BJS 14.3%INC 10.8%CPM 7.0%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

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