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Winner — 1980

SHYAM SUNDER SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 28.4%CPI 22.2%10 others 49.4%
Votes
24,494
28.4% share
Winning margin
5,290
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
61.2%
of 1,41,239

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM SUNDER SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
24,49428.4%
2
SHEO SHANKAR SINGH
Left
19,20422.2%
3
UMESH PD. SINGH
14,19216.4%
4
SURESH NARAIN SINGH
IND
9,86711.4%
5
RAM NANDAN SINGH
BJP
6,7897.9%
6
GORAKH PRASAD
JNP(SC)
4,0994.7%
7
JAI PRAKASH MAHTOO
IND
3,7274.3%
8
MADAN MOHAN SINGH
JNP(JP)
2,5422.9%
9
YADU NANDAN MAHTO
IND
7340.8%
10
JHARI DAS
4080.5%
11
VIJAY KUMAR YADAV
IND
2150.3%
12
RAMNANDAN MAHTO
IND
1200.1%

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 (212th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.3% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
212th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
145th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 28.4%CPI 22.2%INC(U) 16.4%IND 11.4%BJP 7.9%OTH 13.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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