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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 24 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Monghyr
Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
BANARSI PD. SINHA
Also elected — same seat
NAYAN TARA DAS
Indian National Congress· 1,50,621 votes
INC 25.4%INC 22.7%5 others 52.0%
Votes
1,68,397
25.4% share
Winning margin
47,818
7.2% of votes
Total votes cast
6,63,987
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANARSI PD. SINHAElected | 1,68,397 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | NAYAN TARA DASElected | 1,50,621 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | RAMESHWAR YADAV | 1,20,579 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | RAMESHWAR PD. VERMA | 1,14,445 | 17.2% | |
| 5 | RAJESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 52,818 | 8.0% |
| 6 | BULAKI PD. SINGH | IND | 36,802 | 5.5% |
| 7 | BISHUN LAL CHAUDHARY | IND | 20,325 | 3.1% |
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 (14th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 1.8% · max 47.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
14th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.4%INC 22.7%PSP 18.2%PSP 17.2%IND 8.0%IND 5.5%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.