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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 9 · 2018 by-election
Araria
Winner — 2018 by-election
Sarfaraz Alam
RJD 49.2%BJP 43.2%6 others 7.7%
Votes
5,09,334
49.1% share
Winning margin
61,788
6.0% of votes
Total votes cast
10,36,194
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarfaraz Alam | 5,09,334 | 49.1% | |
| 2 | Pradeep Kumar Singh | 4,47,546 | 43.2% | |
| 3 | Prince Victor | JAPL | 20,922 | 2.0% |
| 4 | Upendra Sahani | RJSP | 18,772 | 1.8% |
| 5 | NOTA | — | 17,607 | 1.7% |
| 6 | Sudama Singh | IND | 11,347 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Maheshwar Rishi | IND | 5,984 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Binit Prakash | IND | 4,682 | 0.5% |
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.
High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.9% · max 71.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
6th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
35th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 49.1%BJP 43.2%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.