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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 118 · 2014 by-elections
Chapra
Winner — 2014 by-elections
Randhir Kumar Singh
RJP
RJP 44.5%IND 25.3%9 others 30.3%
Votes
55,787
44.5% share
Winning margin
24,106
19.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Chapra is a safe seat — Randhir Kumar Singh won by 19.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randhir Kumar Singh | RJP | 55,787 | 44.5% |
| 2 | Dr. C.N. Gupta | IND | 31,681 | 25.3% |
| 3 | Kanhaiya Singh | 25,326 | 20.2% | |
| 4 | Pritam Kumar | IND | 2,991 | 2.4% |
| 5 | Lalan Prasad | IND | 2,908 | 2.3% |
| 6 | Santosh Kumar Pandey | 1,871 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Yogendra Rai | IND | 1,347 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Manoj Kumar Singh | IND | 1,254 | 1.0% |
| 9 | Chandan Gupta Alias Chandan Kumar | 927 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | Krishan Kumar Gupta | IND | 713 | 0.6% |
| 11 | Arpana Devi | BJKD(D) | 639 | 0.5% |
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 (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.5% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
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229th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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160th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
15 seats · 8 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJP 44.5%IND 25.3%BJP 20.2%OTH 10.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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