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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 104 · 1979 by-elections
Maithani
Winner — 1979 by-elections
D.N.SINGH
CPI 39.9%IND(I) 30.7%11 others 29.4%
Votes
25,660
39.9% share
Winning margin
5,898
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Maithani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 5,898 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.N.SINGH | 25,660 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | V.N.SINGH | IND(I) | 19,762 | 0.0% |
| 3 | M.K.SINGH | 9,619 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | G.SINGH | 3,652 | 0.0% | |
| 5 | K.D.RAI | 3,562 | 0.0% | |
| 6 | B.K.AZAD | IND | 464 | 0.0% |
| 7 | S.SINGH | IND | 421 | 0.0% |
| 8 | V.S.TANTI | IND | 360 | 0.0% |
| 9 | S.N.JHA"AMIN" | IND | 260 | 0.0% |
| 10 | B.P.SINGH | IND | 201 | 0.0% |
| 11 | M.N.SINGH | IND | 169 | 0.0% |
| 12 | R.C.MISSER | IND | 130 | 0.0% |
| 13 | S.DEVI(W) | IND | 77 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (127th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.7% · max 37.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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127th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
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115th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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142nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%
What's nearby?
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