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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 214 · 1995

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Winner — 1995

RAMESHWAR PRASAD
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L) 34.2%IND 19.6%29 others 46.2%
Votes
36,760
34.2% share
Winning margin
15,737
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
31
Turnout
66.5%
of 1,61,530

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

31 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESHWAR PRASAD
CPI(ML)(L)
36,76034.2%
2
SIDHNATH ROY
IND
21,02319.6%
3
SONADHARI SINGH
JD
Janata Dal
16,74115.6%
4
BIJENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
15,95714.9%
5
BIJENDRA SINGH
BPP
6,1895.8%
6
JITENDRA SINGH
BJP
BJP
1,8381.7%
7
KAMLA KANT SHARMA
INC
INC
1,0601.0%
8
RAM ASHISH GUPTA
IND
1,0401.0%
9
PRADIP KUMAR SINGH
BADP
1,0160.9%
10
RAM SAKAL SINGH
SP
Samajwadi Party
6460.6%
11
KAMLESH NARAIN SINGH
JP
6390.6%
12
PRABHU RAM SINGH
IND
6080.6%
13
PRABHU SINGH
IND
5490.5%
14
RAMJEE DUBEY
IND
3610.3%
15
RAMESHWAR ROY
SAP
3610.3%
16
MAHENDRA MAHTO
IND
3280.3%
17
CHANDRAMA SINGH
IND
3090.3%
18
SATYENDRA SINGH
IND
3060.3%
19
AWADHESH SINGH
IND
2840.3%
20
JAI RAM PANDIT
IND
2320.2%
21
RAM GHAN SINGH
IND
1980.2%
22
TARKESHWAR RAM
IND
1430.1%
23
DINESH SINGH
IND
1080.1%
24
CHANDRA BHUSHAN SINGH
IND
1080.1%
25
SANJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
990.1%
26
RAM AWATAR SINGH
IND
970.1%
27
SHATRUDHAN SINGH
IND
910.1%
28
AKHILESH SINGH
IND
810.1%
29
SHEOJEE SINGH
IND
760.1%
30
DR. RAJENDRA SHARMA
IND
720.1%
31
KRISHNA NANDAN CHAUDHARY
IND
710.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (181st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 4.4% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
181st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
228th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 34.2%IND 19.6%JD 15.6%IND 14.9%BPP 5.8%OTH 10.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

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