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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 156 · 1995

Sarath

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Winner — 1995

UDAY SHANKAR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 49.6%JMM 32.4%13 others 18.0%
Votes
59,442
49.6% share
Winning margin
20,663
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
70.5%
of 1,69,780

Sarath is a safe seat — UDAY SHANKAR SINGH won by 17.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UDAY SHANKAR SINGH
INC
INC
59,44249.6%
2
ABU TALIB ANSARI
JMM
38,77932.4%
3
RAVI KANT SINGH
JD
Janata Dal
9,7788.2%
4
TARUN KUMAR GUPTA
BJP
BJP
4,5963.8%
5
SARYU PD. MANDAL
JMM(M)
1,7931.5%
6
ARUN MAHATO
IND
1,1350.9%
7
CHANCHALA DEVI
IND
7830.7%
8
GOKHUL MIRDHA
IND
6490.5%
9
SARVA NAND OJHA
IND
6080.5%
10
SHIROMANI YADAV
SP
Samajwadi Party
4660.4%
11
KASIM MIYAN
IND
4620.4%
12
WATUL YADAV
IND
3810.3%
13
YOGENDAR ROY
DDP
3720.3%
14
HARI KISHORE PD. SINGH
IND
2510.2%
15
PRADIP KR. PANDEY
IND
2390.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (234th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.7% · max 18.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
234th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
213th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.6%JMM 32.4%JD 8.2%OTH 9.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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