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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 238 · 1962
Ghosi
Winner — 1962
MITHILESHWAR PD. SINGH
INC· INC
INC 41.5%CPI 29.8%6 others 28.7%
Votes
17,155
41.5% share
Winning margin
4,806
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.5%
of 82,002
A clear win with a 11.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MITHILESHWAR PD. SINGH | INC | 17,155 | 41.5% |
| 2 | RAMASHRAY PRASAD SINGH | Left | 12,349 | 29.8% |
| 3 | RAMNANDAN SHARMA | Swatantra Party | 4,703 | 11.4% |
| 4 | KIRTI NARAIN SINGH | SOC | 2,856 | 6.9% |
| 5 | MITHILESH KUMAR | Praja Socialist Party | 2,630 | 6.4% |
| 6 | PREMANAND PANDEY | 839 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | RAMCHANDRA PD. SINGH | RRP | 510 | 1.2% |
| 8 | SHEOSHANKAR SINGH MITAL | IND | 337 | 0.8% |
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 (233rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.4% · max 33.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.49
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
46th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.5%CPI 29.8%SWA 11.4%SOC 6.9%PSP 6.4%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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