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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 236 · 1985

Nabinagar

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Winner — 1985

RAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH
INC· INC
INC 45.7%LKD 18.1%14 others 36.2%
Votes
32,167
45.7% share
Winning margin
19,452
27.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
51.1%
of 1,37,708

Nabinagar is a safe seat — RAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH won by 27.6%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1980 vs 1985

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH
INC
INC
32,16745.7%
2
TULSI SINGH
LKD
Lok Dal
12,71518.1%
3
SANTAN PRASAD SINGH
JNP
Janata
8,66712.3%
4
JAG NARAIN SINGH
CPI
Left
6,6019.4%
5
VARINDA PANDEY
IND
2,4003.4%
6
GOPAL CHAUDHARY
ICJ
1,9502.8%
7
GOBIND DAS
IND
1,6952.4%
8
NASRUDDIN ANSARI
IND
1,2771.8%
9
ANIL KUMAR SINGH
IND
9921.4%
10
RAM BACHAN BHAGAT
IND
5430.8%
11
ARVIND KUMAR SINGH
IND
3640.5%
12
SURESH SINGH
IND
3290.5%
13
MUKHDEO THAKUR
IND
2510.4%
14
KAMESHWAR SINGH
IND
2270.3%
15
BHUKHDEO CHAUDHARY
IND
1140.2%
16
RAJESHWAR YADAV
IND
1110.2%

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

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
27.6%
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 45.7%LKD 18.1%JNP 12.3%CPI 9.4%OTH 14.6%

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
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