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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1985
Gaighatti
Winner — 1985
VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 35.8%LKD 31.7%9 others 32.5%
Votes
31,399
35.8% share
Winning margin
3,538
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,38,200
A closely fought contest. VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | INC | 31,399 | 35.8% |
| 2 | MAHESHWAR PRASAD | Lok Dal | 27,861 | 31.8% |
| 3 | JITENDRA PD. SINGH | BJP | 14,762 | 16.8% |
| 4 | PARESH PD. SINGH | IND | 5,212 | 5.9% |
| 5 | VIJAYA SINHA | Janata | 4,212 | 4.8% |
| 6 | GOBARDHAN LAL DHAVAN | IND | 3,069 | 3.5% |
| 7 | AJIT KUMAR SINGH | IND | 497 | 0.6% |
| 8 | RAMBABU MAHASETH | IND | 274 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MARKANDEYA THAKUR | IND | 200 | 0.2% |
| 10 | BIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 180 | 0.2% |
| 11 | HARENDRA NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 87 | 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.
High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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13th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
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22nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.8%LKD 31.8%BJP 16.8%IND 5.9%OTH 9.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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