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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1985
Amarpur
Winner — 1985
NEEL MOHAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 64.0%LKD 14.3%10 others 21.7%
Votes
58,877
64.0% share
Winning margin
45,716
49.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,37,299
Amarpur is a safe seat — NEEL MOHAN SINGH won by 49.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEEL MOHAN SINGH | INC | 58,877 | 64.0% |
| 2 | DHIRENDRA PRASAD YADAV | Lok Dal | 13,161 | 14.3% |
| 3 | SARJU P. SINGH | Left | 5,642 | 6.1% |
| 4 | AMRENDRA KUMAR | IND | 3,742 | 4.1% |
| 5 | DEOSHARAN SINGH | IND | 3,149 | 3.4% |
| 6 | GUNESHWAR P, SINGH | Janata | 3,018 | 3.3% |
| 7 | SHANKER P. MODI | IND | 1,761 | 1.9% |
| 8 | JYOTISH SHARMA | IND | 1,277 | 1.4% |
| 9 | PRAKASH KUMAR YADAV | IND | 444 | 0.5% |
| 10 | UPENDRA SHARMA | IND | 371 | 0.4% |
| 11 | BRAHAMDEO YADAV | IND | 276 | 0.3% |
| 12 | UMESH MAHARANA | IND | 268 | 0.3% |
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 (240th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe49.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
240th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
136th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.0%LKD 14.3%CPI 6.1%OTH 15.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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