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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1969Reserved (SC)
Bochaha
Winner — 1969
SITARAM RAJAK
SSP· Samyukta Socialist Party
SSP 49.5%INC 29.6%3 others 20.9%
Votes
19,042
49.5% share
Winning margin
7,668
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
45.4%
of 84,710
Bochaha is a safe seat — SITARAM RAJAK won by 19.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SITARAM RAJAK | Samyukta Socialist Party | 19,042 | 49.5% |
| 2 | CHANDRAMANI LAL CHOWDHARY | INC | 11,374 | 29.6% |
| 3 | JANGI PASWAN | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 6,351 | 16.5% |
| 4 | RAMAI RAM | JAP | 1,035 | 2.7% |
| 5 | DEO NANDAN PAWAN | LTC | 650 | 1.7% |
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 (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 48.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
6th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
236th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 49.5%INC 29.6%BJS 16.5%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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