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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 101 · 2000Reserved (SC)
Singhia
Winner — 2000
DR. ASHOK KUMAR
INC· INC
INC 34.0%JD(U) 33.4%6 others 32.6%
Votes
37,346
34.0% share
Winning margin
739
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.8%
of 1,83,527
Singhia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 739 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. ASHOK KUMAR | INC | 37,346 | 34.0% |
| 2 | JAGADISH PASWAN | NDA | 36,607 | 33.4% |
| 3 | RAM JATAN PASWAN | 16,154 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | KAMESHWAR HAZARI | 9,791 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | RAM BINOD PASWAN | IND | 4,256 | 3.9% |
| 6 | RAM BAHADUR SADA | BJC(R) | 3,194 | 2.9% |
| 7 | BHAGESHWAR PASWAN | BSP | 1,719 | 1.6% |
| 8 | DINESH PASWAN | IND | 638 | 0.6% |
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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 (141st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.7% · max 46.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
141st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
199th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.0%JD(U) 33.4%CPM 14.7%CPI 8.9%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
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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