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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 209 · 1977
Dinapur
Winner — 1977
RAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV
INC· INC
INC 51.4%JNP 44.3%4 others 4.3%
Votes
33,989
51.4% share
Winning margin
4,697
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.8%
of 1,06,957
A clear win with a 7.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV | INC | 33,989 | 51.4% |
| 2 | CHHABILA SINGH | Janata | 29,292 | 44.3% |
| 3 | RAGUHBAR KISHORE SINGH | IND | 1,202 | 1.8% |
| 4 | RAMACHANDRA RAI YADAV | IND | 821 | 1.2% |
| 5 | HRIDAYA PANDE | IND | 628 | 0.9% |
| 6 | AKHILESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 214 | 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
lean7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.8% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
150th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.54
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
164th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.4%JNP 44.3%OTH 4.3%
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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