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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 231 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Topchanchi
Winner — 1957
MANORAMA SINHA
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
RAM LAL CHAMAR
INC· 23,258 votes
INC 26.0%INC 22.8%6 others 51.2%
Votes
26,467
25.9% share
Winning margin
4,980
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
37.2%
of 1,37,031
A closely fought contest. MANORAMA SINHA won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANORAMA SINHA | 26,467 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | RAM LAL CHAMAR | 23,258 | 22.8% | |
| 3 | PURNENDU NARAIN SINGH | CNPSPJP | 21,487 | 21.1% |
| 4 | LALIT BURMAN | 10,040 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | JAMUNA DUSADH | 7,838 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | KUNJA TURI | IND | 5,227 | 5.1% |
| 7 | S. VEER RAGHAV ACHARIAR | IND | 4,121 | 4.0% |
| 8 | R. K. NAG | JHP | 3,546 | 3.5% |
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.
Average turnout (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.6% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
81st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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86th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.9%INC 22.8%CNPSPJP 21.1%CPI 9.8%CPI 7.7%IND 5.1%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%
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.