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Winner — 1980

RADHUBANSH PD. SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 33.5%INC(U) 25.8%8 others 40.7%
Votes
24,784
33.5% share
Winning margin
5,688
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
58.9%
of 1,25,542

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RADHUBANSH PD. SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
24,78433.5%
2
RAM NANDAN SINGH
19,09625.8%
3
SANTAN PD. SINGH
IND
12,68517.1%
4
MAHABIR PD. AKELA
Left
6,6309.0%
5
RADHA SINGH
BJP
4,5136.1%
6
YUGAL SINGH
JNP(JP)
3,2334.4%
7
RAM PARIKHA JAMADAR
JNP(SC)
2,0162.7%
8
BHOLA MAHTO
IND
4180.6%
9
NARSINGH SINGH
IND
3330.5%
10
HARDEO SINGH
IND
2600.3%

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.

Low turnout (226th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.3% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
226th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
59th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 33.5%INC(U) 25.8%IND 17.1%CPI 9.0%BJP 6.1%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

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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