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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 241 · 1972
Obra
Winner — 1972
NARAIN SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.7%NCO 19.5%4 others 26.8%
Votes
30,216
53.7% share
Winning margin
19,264
34.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.1%
of 1,07,878
Obra is a safe seat — NARAIN SINGH won by 34.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARAIN SINGH | Congress (R) | 30,216 | 53.7% |
| 2 | RAMESH PRASAD SINGH | 10,952 | 19.5% | |
| 3 | PURUSHOTAM UPADHAYAY | Grand Alliance | 9,967 | 17.7% |
| 4 | PADARATH SINGH | 3,156 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | VAIJ NATH SINGH | IND | 1,505 | 2.7% |
| 6 | DEONARAIN SINGH | IND | 428 | 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 (99th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 3.8% · max 34.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
99th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
185th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.7%NCO 19.5%BJS 17.7%SOP 5.6%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%
What's nearby?
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