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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 191 · 1995
Sheikhpura
Winner — 1995
RAJO SINGH
INC· INC
INC 43.3%JD 24.0%13 others 32.7%
Votes
45,753
43.3% share
Winning margin
20,427
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
57.7%
of 1,83,137
Sheikhpura is a safe seat — RAJO SINGH won by 19.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJO SINGH | INC | 45,753 | 43.3% |
| 2 | VIJOY KUMAR YADAV | Janata Dal | 25,326 | 24.0% |
| 3 | RAMCHANDRA SINGH | 25,100 | 23.8% | |
| 4 | KRISHNA CHANDRA DAS | BJP | 4,400 | 4.2% |
| 5 | JAVED KARIM | IND | 1,106 | 1.1% |
| 6 | NAVAL KISHOR PRASAD YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 1,053 | 1.0% |
| 7 | KRISHNA YADAV | IND | 671 | 0.6% |
| 8 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | IND | 585 | 0.6% |
| 9 | DIPAK SINGH | IND | 367 | 0.3% |
| 10 | CHANDRA KUMAR YADAV | IND | 356 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SHIV KUMAR | IND | 231 | 0.2% |
| 12 | MAHESH PRASAD | IND | 195 | 0.2% |
| 13 | INDRADEO SINGH | IND | 191 | 0.2% |
| 14 | VIDYA SAGAR SINGH | IND | 187 | 0.2% |
| 15 | MAHENDRA PRASAD VIDYARTHI | IND | 72 | 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.
Average turnout (98th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.2% · min 1.8% · max 78.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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98th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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146th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.3%JD 24.0%SAP 23.8%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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