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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 209 · 1972
Bikram
Winner — 1972
KHADERAN SINGH
NCO 36.2%INC 31.9%7 others 31.8%
Votes
21,229
36.2% share
Winning margin
2,516
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
60.5%
of 96,790
A closely fought contest. KHADERAN SINGH won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHADERAN SINGH | 21,229 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | DIWAKER SHARMA | Congress (R) | 18,713 | 31.9% |
| 3 | HARI SINGH | IND | 10,122 | 17.3% |
| 4 | RAMAYAN SINGH |  FBL | 4,662 | 8.0% |
| 5 | RAM DEVI VERMA | IND | 1,665 | 2.8% |
| 6 | RAMESHWARI PRASAD SINGH | 1,338 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | SUBHASH CHANDRA SINGH | Grand Alliance | 511 | 0.9% |
| 8 | SHEO LAL RAM | IND | 212 | 0.4% |
| 9 | SAHDUL SINGH | IND | 146 | 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.
Average turnout (150th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.8% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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150th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.54
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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164th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 36.2%INC 31.9%IND 17.3%FBL 8.0%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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