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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1972
Jamui
Winner — 1972
TRIPURARI PRASAD SINGH
SOP 54.2%CPI 21.5%3 others 24.3%
Votes
43,978
54.2% share
Winning margin
26,567
32.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,21,296
Jamui is a safe seat — TRIPURARI PRASAD SINGH won by 32.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPURARI PRASAD SINGH | 43,978 | 54.2% | |
| 2 | PARMESHWARI SINGH | Left | 17,411 | 21.5% |
| 3 | NARDEO PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 15,423 | 19.0% |
| 4 | CHANDRIKA YADAV | IND | 2,512 | 3.1% |
| 5 | VAMDEO PRASAD SINGH | 1,775 | 2.2% |
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.
Low turnout (236th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 3.5% · max 32.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
236th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 54.2%CPI 21.5%BJS 19.0%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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