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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1980

Kanti

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Winner — 1980

NAILINI RANJAN SINGH
SUC
SUC 44.3%INC(I) 26.6%9 others 29.1%
Votes
26,705
44.3% share
Winning margin
10,707
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
53.5%
of 1,12,654

Kanti is a safe seat — NAILINI RANJAN SINGH won by 17.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAILINI RANJAN SINGH
SUC
26,70544.3%
2
SHAMBHU SHARAN THAKUR
INC(I)
Congress (I)
15,99826.6%
3
BHUVENSHWAR RAI
JNP(SR)
6,64911.0%
4
SHYAM KUMAR OJHA
CPI
Left
6,41110.6%
5
BAIDYANATH PRASAD SAHANI
IND
1,6512.7%
6
THAKUR PRASAD SINGH
JNP(JP)
1,1461.9%
7
SHAILENDRA KUMAR CHAUDHARY
JNP(SC)
8281.4%
8
LAKHI PASWAN
IND
3270.5%
9
KIRAN SINHA
IND
2820.5%
10
UMASHANKAR SINGH
IND
1610.3%
11
MD. ABBAS
IND
860.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.3% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
29th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
163rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SUC 44.3%INC(I) 26.6%JNP(SR) 11.0%CPI 10.6%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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