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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 242 · 1995
Arwal
Winner — 1995
RAVINDRA SINGH
JD· Janata Dal
JD 47.6%CPI(ML)(L) 19.7%32 others 32.7%
Votes
50,370
47.6% share
Winning margin
29,534
27.9% of votes
Total candidates
34
Turnout
60.8%
of 1,73,990
Arwal is a safe seat — RAVINDRA SINGH won by 27.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
34 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAVINDRA SINGH | Janata Dal | 50,370 | 47.6% |
| 2 | RAMADHAR SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) | 20,836 | 19.7% |
| 3 | KRISHNANDAN PRASAD SINGH | BPP | 13,442 | 12.7% |
| 4 | KESHAV KUMAR | 7,298 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | NAND KISHORE SINGH | INC | 4,620 | 4.4% |
| 6 | SATYADEO SINGH | IND | 1,957 | 1.9% |
| 7 | RAM KISHORE SINGH | BJP | 1,510 | 1.4% |
| 8 | SUNIL KUMAR | 1,349 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | UMESH PRASAD | IND | 721 | 0.7% |
| 10 | ARVIND KUMAR NISHAD | IND | 597 | 0.6% |
| 11 | VISHNUDEO PASWAN | IND | 569 | 0.5% |
| 12 | BUDHRAM PASWAN | IND | 358 | 0.3% |
| 13 | LEKHA PASWAN | IND | 239 | 0.2% |
| 14 | RANDHIR SINGH | IND | 225 | 0.2% |
| 15 | NAGENDRA BHAGAT | 171 | 0.2% | |
| 16 | JANG BAHADUR PASWAN | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 17 | ARVIND PRASAD SINGH | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 18 | BADARI PRASAD | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 19 | VISHWANATH SINGH | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 20 | BABUNAND SINGH | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 21 | JAIRAM SINGH | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 22 | TASHIYAT PASWAN | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 23 | ANIL KUMAR | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 24 | AWADESH KUMAR SINGH | SSD | 85 | 0.1% |
| 25 | TYAGI MAHENDRA PRASAD SINGH | BKUS | 80 | 0.1% |
| 26 | UMESH PASWAN | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 27 | MD. FARUK AHMAD | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 28 | QAYAM AKHTAR ARWALI | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 29 | VIJENDRA SINGH | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 30 | PRAMOD SINGH | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 31 | GANGADYAL CHAUDHARY | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
| 32 | JANGA SINGH | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 33 | LALBABU YADAV | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 34 | NIRBHAYA KUMAR | IND | 34 | 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
lean27.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.6% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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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
JD 47.6%CPI(ML)(L) 19.7%BPP 12.7%SAP 6.9%OTH 13.1%
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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