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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1962
Minapur
Winner — 1962
JANAK SINGH
INC· INC
INC 44.1%CPI 24.2%3 others 31.7%
Votes
14,778
44.0% share
Winning margin
6,654
19.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.4%
of 66,523
Minapur is a safe seat — JANAK SINGH won by 19.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANAK SINGH | INC | 14,778 | 44.0% |
| 2 | JANAK PD. KUSHAWAHA | Left | 8,124 | 24.2% |
| 3 | GANESH PD. SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 7,783 | 23.2% |
| 4 | NAGESHWAR PRASAD | 1,602 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | ABDUL MAJID | Swatantra Party | 1,259 | 3.8% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.2% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
4th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
174th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.0%CPI 24.2%PSP 23.2%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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