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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1980
Singheshwar
Winner — 1980
JAI KUMAR SINGH
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 40.3%INC(I) 29.4%7 others 30.3%
Votes
30,352
40.3% share
Winning margin
8,217
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.2%
of 1,21,121
A clear win with a 10.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAI KUMAR SINGH | JNP(SC) | 30,352 | 40.3% |
| 2 | RAM KRISHNA YADAV |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 22,135 | 29.4% |
| 3 | BIRENDRA NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 6,539 | 8.7% |
| 4 | PRABHAT KRISHNA MANDAL | 5,930 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | BALDEO SHARMA | IND | 2,787 | 3.7% |
| 6 | JOGI JANAK MEHTA | IND | 2,583 | 3.4% |
| 7 | UPENDRA YADAV | JNP(SR) | 2,556 | 3.4% |
| 8 | SACHCIDA NAND YADAV | JNP(JP) | 2,286 | 3.0% |
| 9 | SURENDRA JAISWAL | IND | 180 | 0.2% |
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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.
Average turnout (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.7% · max 27.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
164th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
224th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 40.3%INC(I) 29.4%IND 8.7%INC(U) 7.9%OTH 13.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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