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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

MUNI SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 26.9%IND 17.2%14 others 55.9%
Votes
21,305
26.9% share
Winning margin
7,713
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
56.3%
of 1,40,537

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUNI SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
21,30526.9%
2
INDRAMANI SINGH
IND
13,59217.2%
3
BISHWANATH PANDEY
CPI
Left
10,91313.8%
4
RADHA MOHAN ROY
JNP(JP)
8,55310.8%
5
RAGHUPATI GOPE
JNP(SC)
7,6749.7%
6
SHANKER DAYAL
IND
6,3668.0%
7
VED NARIAN SINGH
IND
5,4166.8%
8
SATUJAI PANDEY
IND
1,2691.6%
9
RAM PRIT SINGH
INC(U)
8161.0%
10
CHALISHNATH RAM
JNP(SR)
6850.9%
11
INDRAMANI ROY
IND
6610.8%
12
BABUDHAN UPADHYA
IND
6140.8%
13
LACHHUMAN SINGH
IND
4000.5%
14
VISHNUDEO SINGH
IND
3280.4%
15
NATHUNI RAM
IND
3160.4%
16
MAUSIM
IND
2390.3%

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 (171st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 64.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
171st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
132nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 26.9%IND 17.2%CPI 13.8%JNP(JP) 10.8%JNP(SC) 9.7%IND 8.0%OTH 13.6%

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?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Deo Surya Mandir

Deo Surya Mandir

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