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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1977

Lalganj

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Winner — 1977

ARUN KUMAR SINHA
JNP· Janata
JNP 58.8%INC 13.1%10 others 28.2%
Votes
29,657
58.8% share
Winning margin
23,067
45.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
45.6%
of 1,10,655

Lalganj is a safe seat — ARUN KUMAR SINHA won by 45.7%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUN KUMAR SINHA
JNP
Janata
29,65758.8%
2
UMESH PRASAD SINGH
INC
INC
6,59013.1%
3
YOGENDRA RAY
IND
6,31312.5%
4
HARIVANSH KUMAR
IND
2,6485.3%
5
BHOLA SAH
IND
1,8563.7%
6
PRAMOD NARAYAN SINGH
IND
1,1062.2%
7
JAIMANGAL PD. SINGH
IND
7451.5%
8
SHIVSHANKAR SINGH
IND
6111.2%
9
RAGHUPATI SINGH
IND
3870.8%
10
ASUTOSH KUMAR
IND
3290.7%
11
BALESHWAR PANDEY
IND
1850.4%
12
HARIWANSH NARAYAN SINHA
IND
460.1%

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

High turnout (48th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
45.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.9% · max 54.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
48th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
220th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 58.8%INC 13.1%IND 12.5%IND 5.3%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
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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