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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 214 · 1977

Sandesh

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Winner — 1977

RAM DAYAL SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 53.0%INC 36.6%9 others 10.4%
Votes
30,793
53.0% share
Winning margin
9,522
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
50.4%
of 1,15,406

Sandesh is a safe seat — RAM DAYAL SINGH won by 16.4%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM DAYAL SINGH
JNP
Janata
30,79353.0%
2
SONDHARI SINGH
INC
INC
21,27136.6%
3
MAHAVIR RAM
IND
1,5922.7%
4
BRIJ NANDAN SINGH
IND
1,0851.9%
5
SHAMBHUNATH SINGH
IND
1,0651.8%
6
RAMASAKAL SINGH
IND
8201.4%
7
SHRIRAM PANDEY
IND
6081.1%
8
MUNESHWAR SHARMA
SUC
4600.8%
9
RAM AWADHESH CHAUDHARY
IND
1650.3%
10
VIBEKA NAND SAHAY
IND
1410.2%
11
KALAKTAR SINGH
IND
1220.2%

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.

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Average turnout (181st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 4.4% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
181st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
228th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 53.0%INC 36.6%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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