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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1985
Dalsinghsarai
Winner — 1985
VIJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY
INC· INC
INC 42.3%CPI 25.7%14 others 32.0%
Votes
36,516
42.3% share
Winning margin
14,287
16.5% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
57.5%
of 1,50,307
Dalsinghsarai is a safe seat — VIJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY won by 16.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY | INC | 36,516 | 42.3% |
| 2 | RAM VILAS ROY VIMAL | Left | 22,229 | 25.7% |
| 3 | YASHWANT KUMAR CHOUDHARY | Janata | 8,948 | 10.4% |
| 4 | RAM BILAS SINGH | IND | 8,447 | 9.8% |
| 5 | YUGAL KISHORE CHOUDHARY | Lok Dal | 4,832 | 5.6% |
| 6 | MADAN KUMAR CHOUDHARY | IND | 2,757 | 3.2% |
| 7 | JAI KISHORE MAHTO | IND | 572 | 0.7% |
| 8 | NAWAL KISHORE SINGH | IND | 521 | 0.6% |
| 9 | RAM NARAIN LAL | ICJ | 465 | 0.5% |
| 10 | LAKSHMI PD. YADAV | IND | 357 | 0.4% |
| 11 | MATU SAH | IND | 258 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BALESHWAR NA. SINGH | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 13 | CHANDRA SEKHAR PD. SINGH | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MEHRUZAMA | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 15 | VINODA NAND JHA | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SATYA NARAIN PANDEY | IND | 57 | 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 (45th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.2% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
45th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
73rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.3%CPI 25.7%JNP 10.4%IND 9.8%LKD 5.6%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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