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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1977
Dalsinghsarai
Winner — 1977
YASHWANT KUMAR CHOUDHARY
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.0%INC 35.6%9 others 14.4%
Votes
29,167
50.0% share
Winning margin
8,371
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
48.4%
of 1,20,720
A clear win with a 14.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YASHWANT KUMAR CHOUDHARY | Janata | 29,167 | 50.0% |
| 2 | JAGDISH PRASAD CHOUDHARY | INC | 20,796 | 35.6% |
| 3 | CHANDESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 4,032 | 6.9% |
| 4 | KRISHNA KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 1,238 | 2.1% |
| 5 | NAZIR MIAN | IND | 901 | 1.5% |
| 6 | AMBIKA SINGH | IND | 658 | 1.1% |
| 7 | RADHAGOVIND SINGH | IND | 499 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RAMDEO MAHTO | IND | 410 | 0.7% |
| 9 | NALINI KANT ISSAR | IND | 354 | 0.6% |
| 10 | RAM KRISHNA SAH ALIAS RAM KRIPAL SAH | IND | 267 | 0.5% |
| 11 | ABDUL MALIK | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (45th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.2% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
45th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
73rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 50.0%INC 35.6%IND 6.9%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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