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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 212 · 1972
Arrah
Winner — 1972
SUMITRA DEVI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 33.2%SOP 32.3%11 others 34.5%
Votes
17,644
33.2% share
Winning margin
453
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
49.4%
of 1,07,588
Arrah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 453 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUMITRA DEVI | Congress (R) | 17,644 | 33.2% |
| 2 | RAM WADHESH SINGH | 17,191 | 32.3% | |
| 3 | RAMKHELAWAN SINGH | Grand Alliance | 8,482 | 15.9% |
| 4 | SATYENDRA PD. SINGH | IND | 4,060 | 7.6% |
| 5 | TETAR RAM | IND | 2,613 | 4.9% |
| 6 | SUKHDEO NARAYAN | Grand Alliance | 980 | 1.8% |
| 7 | RAM PRAVESH RAM | IND | 584 | 1.1% |
| 8 | MD. ALAMGIR | IND | 537 | 1.0% |
| 9 | ABDUL HAQUE | IND | 251 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SIDHNATH PRASAD YADAV | SUC | 246 | 0.5% |
| 11 | NAGENDRA PRASAD | IND | 235 | 0.4% |
| 12 | KESHAV PRASAD SINGH | IND | 177 | 0.3% |
| 13 | YADUNANDAN PRASAD | IND | 163 | 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 (179th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.3% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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179th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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180th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.2%SOP 32.3%BJS 15.9%IND 7.6%OTH 10.9%
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?
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