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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

RAJA RAM ARYA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 41.7%CPI 32.7%7 others 25.6%
Votes
29,942
41.7% share
Winning margin
6,500
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.7%
of 1,38,976

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJA RAM ARYA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
29,94241.7%
2
RAM ACHARAY SINGH
CPI
Left
23,44232.6%
3
BASHIST NARAIN SINGH
JNP(SC)
13,45018.7%
4
GANESH RAI
IND
1,9642.7%
5
JAWAHAR LAL SHRIVASTAVA
IND
9651.3%
6
SHEO MUNI YADAV
IND
8931.2%
7
RADHA MOHAN SINGH
IND
5900.8%
8
RAMESHWAR PD. SINGH
IND
3090.4%
9
SARDAR BHAGAT SINGH
JNP(SR)
2340.3%

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

Average turnout (139th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 32.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
139th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
78th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 41.7%CPI 32.6%JNP(SC) 18.7%OTH 6.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry

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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