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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1995
Dumraon
Winner — 1995
BASANT SINGH
JD· Janata Dal
JD 34.7%CPI(ML)(L) 14.4%22 others 50.9%
Votes
38,754
34.7% share
Winning margin
22,621
20.2% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
64.6%
of 1,73,191
Dumraon is a safe seat — BASANT SINGH won by 20.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASANT SINGH | Janata Dal | 38,754 | 34.7% |
| 2 | BYAS MUNI SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) | 16,133 | 14.4% |
| 3 | SANJAY KUMAR TIWARY | IND | 13,803 | 12.3% |
| 4 | RAM BIHARI SINGH | 10,559 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | DADAN SINGH | Samajwadi Party | 8,059 | 7.2% |
| 6 | SARSWATI DEVI | 4,266 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | TIRLOKI SINGH | BJP | 4,119 | 3.7% |
| 8 | MITHILESH KUMAR SINGH | BPP | 2,994 | 2.7% |
| 9 | BABAN SINGH | IND | 2,884 | 2.6% |
| 10 | RAM AWTAR RAY | IND | 2,037 | 1.8% |
| 11 | RAMESHWAR SINGH | INC | 1,711 | 1.5% |
| 12 | BIJAY NARAIN BHARTI | IND | 1,081 | 1.0% |
| 13 | KASHI NATH SINGH | IND | 1,034 | 0.9% |
| 14 | TEJ PRATAP SINGH | SJP(R) | 910 | 0.8% |
| 15 | BAIDYNATH RAY | BKUS | 821 | 0.7% |
| 16 | BIJAY KUMAR YADAV | IND | 606 | 0.5% |
| 17 | DIN BANDHU SINGH | IND | 440 | 0.4% |
| 18 | SHIV JI SINGH | 383 | 0.3% | |
| 19 | JAWAHAR SINGH | IND | 284 | 0.3% |
| 20 | SHRIKANT SINGH | IND | 280 | 0.3% |
| 21 | NAGENDRA NATH | Left | 263 | 0.2% |
| 22 | S.P. SINGH | IND | 196 | 0.2% |
| 23 | DALGIR SINGH | IND | 154 | 0.1% |
| 24 | ARUN KUMAR SINGH | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
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
lean20.2%
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
JD 34.7%CPI(ML)(L) 14.4%IND 12.3%SAP 9.4%SP 7.2%OTH 21.9%
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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