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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1980

Amarpur

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Winner — 1980

NIL MOHAN SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 31.2%JNP(SC) 27.4%10 others 41.4%
Votes
24,912
31.2% share
Winning margin
3,000
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
63.1%
of 1,26,549

A closely fought contest. NIL MOHAN SINGH won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIL MOHAN SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
24,91231.2%
2
DHIRENDRA PRASAD YADAV
JNP(SC)
21,91227.4%
3
JANARDHAN YADAV
BJP
BJP
14,06317.6%
4
MAKESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
CPI
Left
7,1058.9%
5
NAND KISHOR SINGH
JNP(JP)
3,8654.8%
6
BALRAM RAI
INC(U)
2,0752.6%
7
ISLAMUDDIN
IND
1,8292.3%
8
BANARSI DAS
IND
1,4411.8%
9
SHRI KANT THAKUR
JNP(SR)
1,2611.6%
10
RIYAZUDDIN
IND
4990.6%
11
SHREEDHAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
4950.6%
12
JALDHAR MANDAL
IND
4310.5%

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

Low turnout (240th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 49.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
240th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
136th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 31.2%JNP(SC) 27.4%BJP 17.6%CPI 8.9%OTH 14.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bawan Booti🏷️Silao KhajaGI
Tomb of Malik Ibrahim Bayu

Tomb of Malik Ibrahim Bayu

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Malik Ibrahim Bayu

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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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