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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1967
Tajpur
Winner — 1967
K. THAKUR
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 57.9%INC 23.9%3 others 18.2%
Votes
28,023
57.9% share
Winning margin
16,462
34.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
56.5%
of 85,709
Tajpur is a safe seat — K. THAKUR won by 34.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. THAKUR | Samyukta Socialist Party | 28,023 | 57.9% |
| 2 | B.N. SINGH | INC | 11,561 | 23.9% |
| 3 | K. ROY | Praja Socialist Party | 6,025 | 12.4% |
| 4 | R.N. SINGH | IND | 2,246 | 4.6% |
| 5 | R.S.P. SINGH | IND | 557 | 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.
High turnout (42nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 3.0% · max 44.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
42nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.41
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
191st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 57.9%INC 23.9%PSP 12.4%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.