Back to Bihar 2020 map
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2020Reserved (SC)
Singheshwar
Winner — 2020
CHANDRAHAS CHAUPAL
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 45.1%JD(U) 42.2%9 others 12.7%
Votes
86,181
45.1% share
Winning margin
5,573
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.5%
of 3,10,531
A closely fought contest. CHANDRAHAS CHAUPAL won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRAHAS CHAUPAL | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 86,181 | 45.1% |
| 2 | RAMESH RISHIDEV | NDA | 80,608 | 42.2% |
| 3 | AMIT KUMAR BHARTI | Lok Janshakti Party | 5,607 | 2.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,998 | 2.1% |
| 5 | ANIL KUMAR BANDHU | JAPL | 3,830 | 2.0% |
| 6 | SHIVJEE RAM | AMJNMTP | 2,354 | 1.2% |
| 7 | SURENDRA SHARMA | BLRP | 2,292 | 1.2% |
| 8 | TRIFUL DEVI | JMBP | 2,133 | 1.1% |
| 9 | GULABCHAND DAS | AMiP | 1,717 | 0.9% |
| 10 | RAMDEO RAM | BSP | 1,664 | 0.9% |
| 11 | SANJAY SADA | 566 | 0.3% |
.png){kind=small}
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (96th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
96th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
38th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 45.1%JD(U) 42.2%OTH 10.6%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.38 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Art🏺Mango
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.