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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1967
Bhagalpur
Winner — 1967
B.K. MITRA
BJS· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
BJS 42.7%JKD 26.0%7 others 31.4%
Votes
16,098
42.7% share
Winning margin
6,311
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
58.3%
of 64,723
Bhagalpur is a safe seat — B.K. MITRA won by 16.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.K. MITRA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 16,098 | 42.7% |
| 2 | A. HAMID | JKD | 9,787 | 26.0% |
| 3 | S.N. AGRAWAL | INC | 7,409 | 19.6% |
| 4 | P.K. SADHU | Left | 1,714 | 4.5% |
| 5 | H.S. SAHAI | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1,169 | 3.1% |
| 6 | G. CHOUDHARY | IND | 781 | 2.1% |
| 7 | G.N. SHARMA | IND | 365 | 1.0% |
| 8 | B.L. JOSHI | IND | 229 | 0.6% |
| 9 | S.P. SHRIVASTAVA | IND | 154 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (57th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
57th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
166th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 42.7%JKD 26.0%INC 19.6%OTH 11.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
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