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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 67 · 1969
Sitamarhi
Winner — 1969
SHYAM SUNDER DAS
SSP· Samyukta Socialist Party
SSP 25.0%CPI 23.3%7 others 51.7%
Votes
14,601
25.0% share
Winning margin
992
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
57.7%
of 1,01,166
Sitamarhi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 992 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAM SUNDER DAS | Samyukta Socialist Party | 14,601 | 25.0% |
| 2 | RAM SWAROOP SINGH | Left | 13,609 | 23.3% |
| 3 | SHRI BHAGWAN SAH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 12,975 | 22.2% |
| 4 | KISHORI LAL SAH | INC | 8,034 | 13.8% |
| 5 | RAJENDRA RAI | IND | 4,311 | 7.4% |
| 6 | RAM SEWAKK SARAN YADAV | Praja Socialist Party | 4,106 | 7.0% |
| 7 | RAM KISHORE PRASAD | IND | 429 | 0.7% |
| 8 | MOHAMAD SAFI | IND | 198 | 0.3% |
| 9 | JAGESHWAR KHIRHAR | IND | 154 | 0.3% |
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.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.0% · max 21.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
7th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
187th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 25.0%CPI 23.3%BJS 22.2%INC 13.8%IND 7.4%PSP 7.0%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%
What's nearby?
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