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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1977
Rupauli
Winner — 1977
SHALIGRAM SINGH TOMAR
JNP· Janata
JNP 27.7%CPI 25.1%8 others 47.2%
Votes
13,560
27.7% share
Winning margin
1,244
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
50.3%
of 97,389
A closely fought contest. SHALIGRAM SINGH TOMAR won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHALIGRAM SINGH TOMAR | Janata | 13,560 | 27.7% |
| 2 | SARYUG PD. MANDAL | Left | 12,316 | 25.1% |
| 3 | SHIBA DHIN SINGH | INC | 9,871 | 20.1% |
| 4 | CHANDRA KANT SARKAR | IND | 4,773 | 9.7% |
| 5 | DHANESHWAR MAHTO | IND | 2,871 | 5.9% |
| 6 | RAM CHANDRA PD. JISWAL | IND | 2,773 | 5.7% |
| 7 | ANANDI SINGH | IND | 1,094 | 2.2% |
| 8 | DHURUB KUMAR KESHARI | IND | 823 | 1.7% |
| 9 | NAKSHTRA MALAKAR | IND | 568 | 1.2% |
| 10 | RAMESHWAR DAS | IND | 367 | 0.8% |
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 (90th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.7% · max 29.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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90th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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221st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 27.7%CPI 25.1%INC 20.1%IND 9.7%IND 5.9%IND 5.7%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.