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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 240 · 1995
Obra
Winner — 1995
RAJA RAM SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L) 41.1%JD 23.7%27 others 35.2%
Votes
48,089
41.1% share
Winning margin
20,379
17.4% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
63.6%
of 1,83,850
Obra is a safe seat — RAJA RAM SINGH won by 17.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
29 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJA RAM SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) | 48,089 | 41.1% |
| 2 | RAM BILAS SINGH | Janata Dal | 27,710 | 23.7% |
| 3 | SARDAR LACHHMAN SINGH | BPP | 13,684 | 11.7% |
| 4 | SUDESHER SINGH | IND | 12,888 | 11.0% |
| 5 | BIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH | BJP | 3,241 | 2.8% |
| 6 | KUSUM KUMARI YADAV | INC | 2,645 | 2.3% |
| 7 | ASHOK KUMAR | Samajwadi Party | 1,658 | 1.4% |
| 8 | MURLI MNOHAR SINGH | JP | 951 | 0.8% |
| 9 | KEDAR NATH VERMA | IND | 938 | 0.8% |
| 10 | KEDAR NATH KAVSHKAR | IND | 495 | 0.4% |
| 11 | RAGHUVANSH SINGH | IND | 484 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RAM JANAM SHARMA | IND | 417 | 0.4% |
| 13 | FAUJDAR SINGH | IND | 414 | 0.3% |
| 14 | AWADHESH SINGH | IND | 342 | 0.3% |
| 15 | MALIKCHAND RAM | IND | 270 | 0.2% |
| 16 | RAM JANAM SHARMA | IND | 269 | 0.2% |
| 17 | RAM ASISH SINGH | IND | 260 | 0.2% |
| 18 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | IND | 255 | 0.2% |
| 19 | OM PRAKASH CHOUBEY | IND | 218 | 0.2% |
| 20 | DHRMENDRA KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 215 | 0.2% |
| 21 | AWADHESH RAM | IND | 199 | 0.2% |
| 22 | SRI KANT PANDEY | IND | 199 | 0.2% |
| 23 | SANJAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 190 | 0.2% |
| 24 | SURENDRA SINGH | 172 | 0.1% | |
| 25 | SAVITRI SINGH | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 26 | MOTI LAL SINGH | IND | 149 | 0.1% |
| 27 | RAM PADAM SHARMA | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 28 | SHAMBHU SHARAN SHARMA | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 29 | YADUBANSH KUMAR MEHTA | 132 | 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.
Average turnout (169th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.1% · max 48.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
169th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
92nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 41.1%JD 23.7%BPP 11.7%IND 11.0%OTH 12.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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