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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1977

Dumraon

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Winner — 1977

RAMASHRAY SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 48.4%JNP 31.7%11 others 19.9%
Votes
28,500
48.4% share
Winning margin
9,825
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
47.5%
of 1,23,898

Dumraon is a safe seat — RAMASHRAY SINGH won by 16.7%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMASHRAY SINGH
CPI
Left
28,50048.4%
2
HARIHAR SINGH
JNP
Janata
18,67531.7%
3
LAKSHMAN PANDEY
IND
3,4365.8%
4
BADURI BISHAL SINGH
IND
1,6812.9%
5
SARJU SINGH
IND
1,4862.5%
6
LALAN PRASAD
IND
1,2452.1%
7
KAMAL SINGH
IND
9681.6%
8
JAGANNATH SINGH
IND
6511.1%
9
CHANDRA CHUN SINGH
IND
5831.0%
10
PASHUPATI NATH SINGH
IND
5530.9%
11
YUGAL KISHORE SINGH
IND
5090.9%
12
JAMUNA SINGH
IND
4970.8%
13
AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
1030.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (139th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 32.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
139th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
78th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 48.4%JNP 31.7%IND 5.8%OTH 14.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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