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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1972
Jamtara
Winner — 1972
DURGA PRASAD SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 39.6%IND 31.0%5 others 29.4%
Votes
14,041
39.6% share
Winning margin
3,049
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
39.4%
of 89,953
A clear win with a 8.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURGA PRASAD SINGH | Congress (R) | 14,041 | 39.6% |
| 2 | BABULAL MARANDI | IND | 10,992 | 31.0% |
| 3 | FAZALUR RAHAMAN | IND | 7,238 | 20.4% |
| 4 | PARMESHWAR BASKY | IND | 1,662 | 4.7% |
| 5 | GIRZA NAND SINGH | 670 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | BISHWA NATH SEN GUPTA | Grand Alliance | 601 | 1.7% |
| 7 | KRISHNA LAL GUPTA | IND | 275 | 0.8% |
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 (84th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
84th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
117th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.6%IND 31.0%IND 20.4%OTH 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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