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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 111 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Dhamdaha
Winner — 1957
BHOLA PASWAN SHASTRI
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
LAXMI NARAYAN SUDHANSU
INC· 24,993 votes
INC 29.9%INC 27.6%5 others 42.6%
Votes
27,088
29.9% share
Winning margin
16,917
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
38.1%
of 1,18,818
Dhamdaha is a safe seat — BHOLA PASWAN SHASTRI won by 18.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHOLA PASWAN SHASTRI | 27,088 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | LAXMI NARAYAN SUDHANSU | 24,993 | 27.6% | |
| 3 | KALIKA SINGH | IND | 10,171 | 11.2% |
| 4 | RAMODEO PRASAD DASS | IND | 9,362 | 10.3% |
| 5 | NARSINGH NARAYAN SINGH | 8,760 | 9.7% | |
| 6 | BALBODH PASWAN | 8,393 | 9.3% | |
| 7 | BISESWAR PD. DASS | IND | 1,896 | 2.1% |
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 (170th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.4% · max 51.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
170th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
128th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.9%INC 27.6%IND 11.2%IND 10.3%PSP 9.7%PSP 9.3%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.