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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 103 · 1977
Balia
Winner — 1977
CHAND CHUR DEV
JNP· Janata
JNP 29.4%INC 25.8%14 others 44.9%
Votes
15,214
29.4% share
Winning margin
1,852
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
46.8%
of 1,10,817
A closely fought contest. CHAND CHUR DEV won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAND CHUR DEV | Janata | 15,214 | 29.4% |
| 2 | RAM LAKHAN PRASAD SINGH | INC | 13,362 | 25.8% |
| 3 | ASFAQUE | IND | 5,988 | 11.6% |
| 4 | CHANDRA SEKHAR RAI | IND | 5,351 | 10.3% |
| 5 | BHUPENDRA NARAYAN YADAV | IND | 2,481 | 4.8% |
| 6 | VALEDO PRASAD YADAV | IND | 2,108 | 4.1% |
| 7 | BANARSI PRASAD SINGH | IND | 1,873 | 3.6% |
| 8 | RAMOTAR SINGH | IND | 1,533 | 3.0% |
| 9 | NAGESHWAR PD. SINGH | IND | 1,250 | 2.4% |
| 10 | JAMALUDDIN AHMAD | IND | 941 | 1.8% |
| 11 | HASAN | IND | 479 | 0.9% |
| 12 | RAMSWAROOP TANTI | IND | 355 | 0.7% |
| 13 | YOGESH SINGH | IND | 297 | 0.6% |
| 14 | OM PRAKASH YADAV | IND | 245 | 0.5% |
| 15 | RAMJEE PRASAD SINGH | IND | 183 | 0.3% |
| 16 | RAM RATAN SAO | IND | 168 | 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 (187th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.3% · max 45.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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187th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.5%
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11th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 29.4%INC 25.8%IND 11.6%IND 10.3%OTH 23.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%
What's nearby?
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