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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 175 · 1977
Belhar
Winner — 1977
CHATURBHUJ PRASAD SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 44.2%IND 20.0%6 others 35.8%
Votes
18,079
44.2% share
Winning margin
9,894
24.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
42.4%
of 96,406
Belhar is a safe seat — CHATURBHUJ PRASAD SINGH won by 24.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHATURBHUJ PRASAD SINGH | Janata | 18,079 | 44.2% |
| 2 | CHANDRA MOULESHWAR SINGH LALAN | IND | 8,185 | 20.0% |
| 3 | SHAKUNTALA DEVI | INC | 6,470 | 15.8% |
| 4 | RADHEY SHYAM RAI | IND | 5,328 | 13.0% |
| 5 | SUSHIL KUMAR YADAV | IND | 970 | 2.4% |
| 6 | NAND KISHORE SINGH | IND | 814 | 2.0% |
| 7 | HASDEO KISKU | IND | 722 | 1.8% |
| 8 | HARIKESH THAKUR | IND | 347 | 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 (186th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.0% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
186th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
89th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 44.2%IND 20.0%INC 15.8%IND 13.0%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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