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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 191 · 1980
Sheikhpura
Winner — 1980
RAJO SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 66.2%CPI 26.7%5 others 7.0%
Votes
73,537
66.2% share
Winning margin
43,861
39.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
80.9%
of 1,37,175
Sheikhpura is a safe seat — RAJO SINGH won by 39.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJO SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 73,537 | 66.2% |
| 2 | SATISH KUMAR | Left | 29,676 | 26.7% |
| 3 | NISAR AHMAD | 7,063 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | NEPALI GOPE | IND | 285 | 0.3% |
| 5 | VISHESHWAR DAYAL SINGH | BJP | 222 | 0.2% |
| 6 | SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 7 | BAIJNATH MAHTO | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
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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 (98th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.2% · min 1.8% · max 78.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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98th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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146th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 66.2%CPI 26.7%INC(U) 6.4%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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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.