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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 228 · 1969

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Winner — 1969

RAMANAND PRASAD SINGH
INC· INC
INC 29.6%SHD 21.3%9 others 49.1%
Votes
17,242
29.6% share
Winning margin
4,859
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
61.8%
of 94,198

A clear win with a 8.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMANAND PRASAD SINGH
INC
INC
17,24229.6%
2
RAM ASHISH SINGH
SHD
12,38321.3%
3
RAM NARAYAN SAHU
IND
10,43017.9%
4
SHEOPUJAN SINGH
SSP
Samyukta Socialist Party
7,15312.3%
5
RAMPARIKHA TIWARI
BJS
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2,9325.0%
6
SARJU RAM
IND
2,3324.0%
7
RAM SUBHOG CHOUDHARY
IND
1,7243.0%
8
THAKUR PRASAD CHOUDHARY
SWA
Swatantra Party
1,5982.7%
9
BALAJEE OJHA
BKD
1,0421.8%
10
KAILASPATI SAHAY
JAP
8351.4%
11
RAMJEE CHOUDHARY
PBI
5761.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
36th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
104th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.6%SHD 21.3%IND 17.9%SSP 12.3%BJS 5.0%OTH 13.9%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Vishnupad Temple, Gaya

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