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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 169 · 1972
Chakai
Winner — 1972
CHAUDRA SHAKAR SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.1%SOP 22.0%4 others 26.9%
Votes
22,280
51.1% share
Winning margin
12,697
29.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
42.0%
of 1,03,913
Chakai is a safe seat — CHAUDRA SHAKAR SINGH won by 29.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAUDRA SHAKAR SINGH | Congress (R) | 22,280 | 51.1% |
| 2 | SHRI KRISHNA SINGH | 9,583 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | PHALGUNI YADAV | Grand Alliance | 9,450 | 21.7% |
| 4 | BOLA VESARA | JKP | 1,023 | 2.4% |
| 5 | AWADLESH KUMAR SINGH | 885 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | KAMLESHWARE MANDAL | IND | 396 | 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.
Low turnout (200th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.7% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
200th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
155th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.1%SOP 22.0%BJS 21.7%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,36,342
Density
924 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
689 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.9%
Electricity19.3%
Sanitation28.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.5%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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