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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1962
Sakra
Winner — 1962
MAHESH PRASAD SINGH
INC· INC
INC 50.7%PSP 45.3%3 others 3.9%
Votes
24,516
50.7% share
Winning margin
2,596
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.5%
of 77,309
A clear win with a 5.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESH PRASAD SINGH | INC | 24,516 | 50.7% |
| 2 | MANJAY LALL | Praja Socialist Party | 21,920 | 45.4% |
| 3 | TAJNARAIN PRASAD | IND | 1,171 | 2.4% |
| 4 | BRAHMADEO THAKUR | IND | 642 | 1.3% |
| 5 | SHIV SHANKAR PD. SINGH | RRP | 89 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
13th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
22nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.7%PSP 45.4%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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