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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 228 · 1972
Dinara
Winner — 1972
RAM NARAIN SAH
NCO 50.7%INC 37.0%4 others 12.3%
Votes
30,781
50.7% share
Winning margin
8,290
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.4%
of 1,05,732
A clear win with a 13.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM NARAIN SAH | 30,781 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | RAMANAND SINGH | Congress (R) | 22,491 | 37.0% |
| 3 | AMBIKA ROY | IND | 2,861 | 4.7% |
| 4 | SHEO POCHAN CHOUDHARY | 2,507 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | TRIVENI SINGH | IND | 1,151 | 1.9% |
| 6 | KASHI NATH SINGH | Grand Alliance | 930 | 1.5% |
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 (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
36th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
104th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 50.7%INC 37.0%OTH 12.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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