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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1977
Dumraon
Winner — 1977
RAMASHRAY SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 48.4%JNP 31.7%11 others 19.9%
Votes
28,500
48.4% share
Winning margin
9,825
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
47.5%
of 1,23,898
Dumraon is a safe seat — RAMASHRAY SINGH won by 16.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMASHRAY SINGH | Left | 28,500 | 48.4% |
| 2 | HARIHAR SINGH | Janata | 18,675 | 31.7% |
| 3 | LAKSHMAN PANDEY | IND | 3,436 | 5.8% |
| 4 | BADURI BISHAL SINGH | IND | 1,681 | 2.9% |
| 5 | SARJU SINGH | IND | 1,486 | 2.5% |
| 6 | LALAN PRASAD | IND | 1,245 | 2.1% |
| 7 | KAMAL SINGH | IND | 968 | 1.6% |
| 8 | JAGANNATH SINGH | IND | 651 | 1.1% |
| 9 | CHANDRA CHUN SINGH | IND | 583 | 1.0% |
| 10 | PASHUPATI NATH SINGH | IND | 553 | 0.9% |
| 11 | YUGAL KISHORE SINGH | IND | 509 | 0.9% |
| 12 | JAMUNA SINGH | IND | 497 | 0.8% |
| 13 | AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 103 | 0.2% |
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 (139th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 32.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
139th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
78th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 48.4%JNP 31.7%IND 5.8%OTH 14.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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