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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 197 · 1985
Islampur
Winner — 1985
RAM SWAROOP PRASAD
INC· INC
INC 47.8%CPI 47.4%8 others 4.8%
Votes
54,858
47.8% share
Winning margin
429
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
74.5%
of 1,54,111
Islampur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 429 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM SWAROOP PRASAD | INC | 54,858 | 47.8% |
| 2 | KRISHAN BALLABH PD. SINGH | Left | 54,429 | 47.4% |
| 3 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | IND | 3,308 | 2.9% |
| 4 | SITA RAM PRASAD | BJP | 1,314 | 1.1% |
| 5 | DEVENDRA PRASAD | IND | 224 | 0.2% |
| 6 | RANJIT KUMAR | IND | 173 | 0.1% |
| 7 | PANKAJ KUMAR | IND | 159 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SHIYA SHARAN THAKUR | IND | 144 | 0.1% |
| 9 | KUMAR ASHOK SINHA | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ASHOK CHOUDHARY | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
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 (206th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.4% · max 36.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
206th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
81st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.8%CPI 47.4%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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