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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 236 · 1972
Jehanabad
Winner — 1972
HARI LAL PRASAD SINHA
NCO 35.8%INC 33.9%4 others 30.3%
Votes
22,785
35.8% share
Winning margin
1,248
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.6%
of 1,12,420
Jehanabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 1,248 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARI LAL PRASAD SINHA | 22,785 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | FIDA HUSSAIN | Congress (R) | 21,537 | 33.9% |
| 3 | RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | Grand Alliance | 9,452 | 14.9% |
| 4 | RAM CHARITRA SINGH TYAGI | 7,534 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | SATISH CHANDRA | IND | 1,396 | 2.2% |
| 6 | SHURENDRA YADAV | Left | 891 | 1.4% |
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 (226th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.3% · max 41.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
226th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
59th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 35.8%INC 33.9%BJS 14.9%SOP 11.8%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.