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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1969
Taraiya
Winner — 1969
PRABU NARAIN SINGH
JAP
JAP 31.2%INC 29.3%5 others 39.5%
Votes
13,926
31.2% share
Winning margin
817
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
47.2%
of 94,610
Taraiya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 817 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRABU NARAIN SINGH | JAP | 13,926 | 31.2% |
| 2 | RAJ KUMARI DEVI | INC | 13,109 | 29.3% |
| 3 | DHARAM NATH SINGH | Samyukta Socialist Party | 8,095 | 18.1% |
| 4 | DEVI LAL JEE | SHD | 5,301 | 11.9% |
| 5 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,851 | 6.4% |
| 6 | KAMLA PRASAD SINGH | 1,063 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | DHANUSDHAR PRASAD | IND | 337 | 0.8% |
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 (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.9% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
114th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
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42nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JAP 31.2%INC 29.3%SSP 18.1%SHD 11.9%BJS 6.4%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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