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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 242 · 1990
Arwal
Winner — 1990
KRISHANA NANDAN PRASAD SINGH
IND
IND 31.2%IPF 27.0%27 others 41.8%
Votes
38,902
31.2% share
Winning margin
5,272
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
70.6%
of 1,76,360
A closely fought contest. KRISHANA NANDAN PRASAD SINGH won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
29 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHANA NANDAN PRASAD SINGH | IND | 38,902 | 31.2% |
| 2 | RAMADHAR SINGH | IPF | 33,630 | 27.0% |
| 3 | RAM PYARE SINGH | National Front | 25,523 | 20.5% |
| 4 | CHANDRIKA PRASAD | INC | 7,282 | 5.8% |
| 5 | GAGESMWAR SHARMA | Left | 6,914 | 5.5% |
| 6 | RAM KISHORE SINGH | BJP | 3,828 | 3.1% |
| 7 | MUNDRIKA PASWAN | 2,800 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | SAH IMRAM AHMAD | IND | 1,485 | 1.2% |
| 9 | KANHYA SAO | IND | 747 | 0.6% |
| 10 | PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH | IND | 662 | 0.5% |
| 11 | KRISHANA PASWAN | JNP(JP) | 646 | 0.5% |
| 12 | SOHAR LAL | DBM | 452 | 0.4% |
| 13 | RANG NAIYAKA BOSE | SSD | 357 | 0.3% |
| 14 | GAYAN PRAKASH NARAYAN | IND | 355 | 0.3% |
| 15 | JAJESH SINGH | 172 | 0.1% | |
| 16 | JAI RAM SINGH | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 17 | LEKHA RAM | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 18 | ANIL KUMAR PATHAK | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 19 | HAW CHADDAN SINGH | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 20 | JOGENDRA SHARMA | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 21 | RAJENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
| 22 | RAJENDRA SINGH | IND | 53 | 0.0% |
| 23 | RAJ IKSHORE SHARMA | 47 | 0.0% | |
| 24 | SHIV GOPAL SINGH | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 25 | RAJ NATH THAKUR | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 26 | JAWAHER PASWAN | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 27 | FUL. K.U. DEVI | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 28 | AJAM PASWAN | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| 29 | DHANANJAY KUMAR | IND | 21 | 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.
Average turnout (59th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.6% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
59th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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105th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 31.2%IPF 27.0%JD 20.5%INC 5.8%CPI 5.5%OTH 9.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%
What's nearby?
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