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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 238 · 1985
Aurangabad
Winner — 1985
BRIJ MOHAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 44.5%IND 37.5%18 others 18.0%
Votes
26,550
44.5% share
Winning margin
4,194
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
42.1%
of 1,41,646
A clear win with a 7.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIJ MOHAN SINGH | INC | 26,550 | 44.5% |
| 2 | RAM NARESH SINGH | IND | 22,356 | 37.5% |
| 3 | RAM CHANDER SINGH | Left | 5,127 | 8.6% |
| 4 | MD. KUDDUSH ANSARI | IND | 1,158 | 1.9% |
| 5 | MD. SAMIM | Left | 760 | 1.3% |
| 6 | BALIRAM SINGH | IND | 657 | 1.1% |
| 7 | MURLI MANOHAR PRASAD | Lok Dal | 627 | 1.1% |
| 8 | RAMSWARUP SINGH | IND | 534 | 0.9% |
| 9 | BHISMDEO SINGH | IND | 462 | 0.8% |
| 10 | RAM PERVESH SINGH | IND | 225 | 0.4% |
| 11 | MADHUSUDAN THAKUR | IND | 193 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SURENDER SINGH | IND | 174 | 0.3% |
| 13 | BINOD KUMAR SINGH | IND | 156 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAMNARAIN YADAV | IND | 134 | 0.2% |
| 15 | JEO NANDAN RAM | IND | 113 | 0.2% |
| 16 | RAM NARESH SINGH | IND | 97 | 0.2% |
| 17 | RAMKRIT CHAUDHARY | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 18 | RAJVALLBH PRASAD SINGH | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 19 | VINAY PRASAD | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 20 | JAWADH SINGH ALIAS AWADH SINGH | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (233rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.4% · max 33.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.49
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
46th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.5%IND 37.5%CPI 8.6%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
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
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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