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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1972
Chandi
Winner — 1972
RAM RAJ PRASAD SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 34.1%BJS 27.0%5 others 38.9%
Votes
20,040
34.1% share
Winning margin
4,156
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
54.6%
of 1,07,665
A clear win with a 7.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM RAJ PRASAD SINGH | Congress (R) | 20,040 | 34.1% |
| 2 | SHYAM SUNDAR PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 15,884 | 27.0% |
| 3 | SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD | 14,157 | 24.1% | |
| 4 | JITENDRA PD. SINHA | HSD | 4,108 | 7.0% |
| 5 | PANCHU PRASAD | 3,171 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | JAGDISH PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 927 | 1.6% |
| 7 | RAJ BALAM PRASAD | BCP | 555 | 0.9% |
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 (158th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 2.4% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
158th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.1%BJS 27.0%NCO 24.1%HSD 7.0%SOP 5.4%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.