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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 105 · 1985
Begusarai
Winner — 1985
BHOLA SINGH
INC· INC
INC 45.8%CPM 32.7%7 others 21.5%
Votes
32,939
45.8% share
Winning margin
9,385
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
54.1%
of 1,33,056
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHOLA SINGH | INC | 32,939 | 45.8% |
| 2 | RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | Left | 23,554 | 32.7% |
| 3 | SUDHA VERMA | Lok Dal | 4,409 | 6.1% |
| 4 | RAMJI SAHNI | IND | 4,263 | 5.9% |
| 5 | RRATIBHA PRYADARSANI | BJP | 2,231 | 3.1% |
| 6 | BHOLA CHOUDHARY | IND | 2,088 | 2.9% |
| 7 | UMESH CHANDRA JHA | IND | 1,238 | 1.7% |
| 8 | LAXMI PASWAN | IND | 652 | 0.9% |
| 9 | RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 574 | 0.8% |
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 (219th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.2% · max 38.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
219th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
161st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.8%CPM 32.7%LKD 6.1%IND 5.9%OTH 9.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
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