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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

RAGHUPATI GOPE
JNP· Janata
JNP 33.4%IND 26.7%15 others 39.9%
Votes
19,768
33.5% share
Winning margin
3,998
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
47.0%
of 1,25,682

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHUPATI GOPE
JNP
Janata
19,76833.5%
2
INDRA MANI SINGH
IND
15,77026.7%
3
HANS RAJ SINGH
INC
INC
8,94215.1%
4
LACHHUMAN SINGH
SSD
4,3317.3%
5
JAGLAL RAM
IND
2,5224.3%
6
JAGDISH NARAYAN CHAUDHARY
IND
1,7302.9%
7
BAIDEO PRASAD SINGH
IND
1,5672.6%
8
NITHALI MAIN
IND
1,5062.5%
9
BHUBESHWAR NATH SINGH
IND
1,3552.3%
10
RADHA MOHAN RAI
IND
3880.7%
11
BINDESHWARI PRASAD SHARMA
IND
2310.4%
12
KESHO SINGH
IND
2040.3%
13
RAM CHANDER SINGH
IND
2000.3%
14
CHANDRAMA SINGH
IND
1880.3%
15
RAM NAGINA RAM
IND
1760.3%
16
JIUT TIWARI
IND
1360.2%
17
RAM KESHWAR SINGH
IND
890.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (171st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 64.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
171st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
132nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 33.5%IND 26.7%INC 15.1%SSD 7.3%OTH 17.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Deo Surya Mandir

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