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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1972
Muzaffarpur
Winner — 1972
RAMDEVA SHARMA
CPI· Left
CPI 52.2%BJS 36.2%5 others 11.7%
Votes
35,071
52.2% share
Winning margin
10,766
16.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.7%
of 1,03,826
Muzaffarpur is a safe seat — RAMDEVA SHARMA won by 16.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMDEVA SHARMA | Left | 35,071 | 52.2% |
| 2 | AKHAURI RAJENDRA PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 24,305 | 36.2% |
| 3 | NAND KISHORE SUKALA | Left | 3,533 | 5.3% |
| 4 | THAKUR PRASAD SINGH | 2,727 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | CHANDRIKA PRASAD THAKUR | SUC | 1,123 | 1.7% |
| 6 | THAKUR RAJESH | IND | 240 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SOMNATH MISHRA | IND | 223 | 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.
High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
13th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
22nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 52.2%BJS 36.2%CPM 5.3%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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