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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 169 · 1962
Jhajha
Winner — 1962
SHRI KRISHNA SINGH
SOC
SOC 55.3%INC 38.5%2 others 6.2%
Votes
15,676
55.4% share
Winning margin
4,784
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
47.2%
of 59,971
Jhajha is a safe seat — SHRI KRISHNA SINGH won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHRI KRISHNA SINGH | SOC | 15,676 | 55.4% |
| 2 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH | INC | 10,892 | 38.5% |
| 3 | SUKRADAS YADAV | Swatantra Party | 1,345 | 4.8% |
| 4 | KAILASH PRASAD YADAV | IND | 409 | 1.4% |
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.
Low turnout (200th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.7% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
200th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
155th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOC 55.4%INC 38.5%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,36,342
Density
924 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
689 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.9%
Electricity19.3%
Sanitation28.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.5%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
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