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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 112 · 1980
Supaul
Winner — 1980
UMA SHANKAR SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 38.6%JNP(SC) 38.3%6 others 23.2%
Votes
37,117
38.6% share
Winning margin
303
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.2%
of 1,43,130
Supaul was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 303 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMA SHANKAR SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 37,117 | 38.6% |
| 2 | RAMJEE MANDAL SHASTRI | JNP(SC) | 36,814 | 38.3% |
| 3 | AMARENDRA PRASAD SINGH | JNP(JP) | 13,615 | 14.2% |
| 4 | MD. SAFIUR RAHMAN | JNP(SR) | 4,632 | 4.8% |
| 5 | BIKRAM PRASAD SINGH | IND | 2,188 | 2.3% |
| 6 | DEVENDRA YADAV | IND | 1,020 | 1.1% |
| 7 | JASIM UDDIN | IND | 454 | 0.5% |
| 8 | MAHESH MISHRA | IND | 367 | 0.4% |
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.
Low turnout (197th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.3% · max 25.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
197th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
95th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 38.6%JNP(SC) 38.3%JNP(JP) 14.2%OTH 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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