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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1972
Raghopur
Winner — 1972
BABU LAL SHASTRI
SOP 54.8%BJS 21.9%5 others 23.3%
Votes
40,565
54.8% share
Winning margin
24,339
32.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.1%
of 1,04,138
Raghopur is a safe seat — BABU LAL SHASTRI won by 32.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABU LAL SHASTRI | 40,565 | 54.8% | |
| 2 | HARIBANSH NARAYAN SINGH | Grand Alliance | 16,226 | 21.9% |
| 3 | RAM BRIKSH RAI | Congress (R) | 7,431 | 10.0% |
| 4 | INDRA DEO SINGH | 5,850 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | UDAYA NARAYAN RAI | IND | 2,255 | 3.0% |
| 6 | RAM PRASAD DAS | IND | 1,492 | 2.0% |
| 7 | ANARAS RAI | IND | 241 | 0.3% |
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 (92nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean32.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 48.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
92nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
236th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
184th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 54.8%BJS 21.9%INC 10.0%NCO 7.9%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
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.