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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1967
Sultanganj
Winner — 1967
B.P. SHARMA
PSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
PSP 37.5%CPI 23.6%6 others 38.9%
Votes
22,179
37.5% share
Winning margin
8,234
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.5%
of 1,02,836
A clear win with a 13.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.P. SHARMA | Praja Socialist Party | 22,179 | 37.5% |
| 2 | B. MANDAL | Left | 13,945 | 23.6% |
| 3 | D.P. MAHTO | INC | 13,019 | 22.0% |
| 4 | R. MANDAL | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,440 | 5.8% |
| 5 | R.K. SINHA | Samyukta Socialist Party | 2,836 | 4.8% |
| 6 | D. MANDAL | IND | 2,089 | 3.5% |
| 7 | G. MANDAL | IND | 971 | 1.6% |
| 8 | S.A.M. BIHARI | IND | 683 | 1.1% |
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 (66th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.8% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
66th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 37.5%CPI 23.6%INC 22.0%BJS 5.8%OTH 11.1%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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