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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1977

Taraiya

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Winner — 1977

DHARAM NATH SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 77.7%INC 18.0%4 others 4.3%
Votes
39,195
77.7% share
Winning margin
30,136
59.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
50.3%
of 1,00,293

Taraiya is a safe seat — DHARAM NATH SINGH won by 59.7%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARAM NATH SINGH
JNP
Janata
39,19577.7%
2
PRABHUNATH SINGH
INC
INC
9,05918.0%
3
JAIDUTT CHATURVEDI
IND
1,7743.5%
4
RAMDAS RAI
IND
1960.4%
5
BAIDYANATH SINGH
IND
1410.3%
6
KARNA SINGH
IND
790.2%

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

Low turnout (215th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
59.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.2% · max 59.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
215th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
139th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 77.7%INC 18.0%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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