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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1985
Lalganj
Winner — 1985
BHARAT PRASAD SINGH
INC· INC
INC 35.4%LKD 32.9%17 others 31.7%
Votes
31,541
35.4% share
Winning margin
2,234
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
68.4%
of 1,30,259
A closely fought contest. BHARAT PRASAD SINGH won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHARAT PRASAD SINGH | INC | 31,541 | 35.4% |
| 2 | KEDAR NATH PRASAD | Lok Dal | 29,307 | 32.9% |
| 3 | ARUN KUMAR SINHA | Janata | 22,197 | 24.9% |
| 4 | SURENDRA RAI | IND | 2,627 | 3.0% |
| 5 | NEVA LAL SINGH | IND | 845 | 0.9% |
| 6 | BHOLA SUMAN | BJP | 620 | 0.7% |
| 7 | KAUSHAL KI SINGH | IND | 380 | 0.4% |
| 8 | JAINARAYAN MAHTO | IND | 361 | 0.4% |
| 9 | GANESH SINGH | IND | 240 | 0.3% |
| 10 | KAUSHAL KISHORE CHAUDHARY | IND | 183 | 0.2% |
| 11 | KRISHNA THAKUR | IND | 163 | 0.2% |
| 12 | BALDEO SAH | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 13 | VIRENDRA SINGH | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SHEO SHANKAR SINGH | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAMENDRA PRASAD SRIVASTAVA | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 16 | UMESH SINGH | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SHANKAR PRASAD GUPTA | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 18 | VIJAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 45 | 0.1% |
| 19 | MADHU SUDAN PRASAD SHUKLA | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (48th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.9% · max 54.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
48th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
220th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.4%LKD 32.9%JNP 24.9%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
What's nearby?
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