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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1967
Siwan
Winner — 1967
R. CHOWDHRY
INC· INC
INC 37.0%BJS 35.8%6 others 27.2%
Votes
17,312
37.0% share
Winning margin
562
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.6%
of 92,468
Siwan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 562 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. CHOWDHRY | INC | 17,312 | 37.0% |
| 2 | J.TIWARI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 16,750 | 35.8% |
| 3 | J.P. SINGH | Left | 7,063 | 15.1% |
| 4 | S.K. SINGH | IND | 1,966 | 4.2% |
| 5 | B.L. PRASAD | IND | 1,308 | 2.8% |
| 6 | B.K. AZAD | Swatantra Party | 1,061 | 2.3% |
| 7 | S. PRASAD | IND | 910 | 1.9% |
| 8 | B.P. MISHRIWALA | Praja Socialist Party | 421 | 0.9% |
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 (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.8% · max 21.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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152nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
209th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.0%BJS 35.8%CPI 15.1%OTH 12.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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