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Winner — 2000

SURAJ SINGH
IND
IND 68.6%RJD 28.8%6 others 2.6%
Votes
1,02,499
68.6% share
Winning margin
59,471
39.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
75.7%
of 1,97,477

Mokameh is a safe seat — SURAJ SINGH won by 39.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURAJ SINGH
IND
1,02,49968.6%
2
DILIP KUMAR SINGH
RJD
43,02828.8%
3
MIENA DEVI SINHA
INC
1,4931.0%
4
CHANDRA KALA DEVI
IND
1,2350.8%
5
RANBEER KUMAR SINGH
NCP
7340.5%
6
NAGESAWAR RAJAK
IND
2130.1%
7
BRAJ BHUSHAN PRASAD
IND
1110.1%
8
TARKESAWAR SINGH
IND
840.1%

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.

Low turnout (212th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
39.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.3% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
212th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
145th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 68.6%RJD 28.8%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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