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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 235 · 1977
Dehri
Winner — 1977
BASAWAN SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 41.9%INC 33.1%13 others 25.0%
Votes
22,813
41.9% share
Winning margin
4,790
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
47.4%
of 1,14,937
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASAWAN SINGH | Janata | 22,813 | 41.9% |
| 2 | KHALID ANWAR ANSARI | INC | 18,023 | 33.1% |
| 3 | SIDHNATH SINGH | IND | 4,645 | 8.5% |
| 4 | KASHINATH SINGH | IND | 1,976 | 3.6% |
| 5 | KEDAR MAHTO | IND | 1,914 | 3.5% |
| 6 | YADAV RAGHUPATI SINHA | SSD | 1,045 | 1.9% |
| 7 | YADUNANDAN SINGH | IND | 967 | 1.8% |
| 8 | RAM GOBIND RAM | IND | 907 | 1.7% |
| 9 | SURAJANATH SINGH | IND | 693 | 1.3% |
| 10 | BACHUL SINGH | IND | 466 | 0.9% |
| 11 | INDRAJIT RAI VERMA | IND | 340 | 0.6% |
| 12 | SHANTI PRASAD | IND | 291 | 0.5% |
| 13 | GURUDAYAL SINGH | IND | 152 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAJENDRA PRASAD CHOUDHARY | IND | 124 | 0.2% |
| 15 | RAJARAM GUPTA | IND | 94 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (211th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.0% · max 21.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
211th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
76th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 41.9%INC 33.1%IND 8.5%OTH 16.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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