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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Bochaha
Winner — 1972
RAMAI RAM
HSD
HSD 31.9%IND 30.1%4 others 38.0%
Votes
13,531
31.9% share
Winning margin
733
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
42.8%
of 99,166
Bochaha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 733 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMAI RAM | HSD | 13,531 | 31.9% |
| 2 | HARI LAL RAM | IND | 12,798 | 30.1% |
| 3 | SITARAM RAJAK | Congress (R) | 7,442 | 17.5% |
| 4 | SAI JANGI PASWAN | Grand Alliance | 5,869 | 13.8% |
| 5 | MAHABIR RAM | 2,400 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | RAM DEWAN RAM | 436 | 1.0% |
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 (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 48.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
6th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
236th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HSD 31.9%IND 30.1%INC 17.5%BJS 13.8%SOP 5.7%OTH 1.0%
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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