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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 230 · 1962
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Winner — 1962
KRISHNARAJ SINGH
INC· INC
INC 31.5%CPI 22.6%5 others 45.8%
Votes
11,696
31.5% share
Winning margin
3,308
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
54.0%
of 68,732
A clear win with a 8.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNARAJ SINGH | INC | 11,696 | 31.5% |
| 2 | SANT PRASAD SINGH | Left | 8,388 | 22.6% |
| 3 | WASI AHMED | Swatantra Party | 6,572 | 17.7% |
| 4 | BRIJ BEHARI CHAUDHARY | SOC | 4,620 | 12.5% |
| 5 | LOTAN SHARMA | Praja Socialist Party | 4,620 | 12.5% |
| 6 | NANDKESHWAR SINGH | 688 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | BANKEY BEHARY SINGH | RRP | 503 | 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 (221st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.4% · max 33.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
221st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
231st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
241st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.5%CPI 22.6%SWA 17.7%SOC 12.5%PSP 12.5%OTH 3.2%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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