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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 238 · 1977

Aurangabad

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Winner — 1977

RAM NARESH SINGH
INC· INC
INC 33.6%JNP 31.3%11 others 35.2%
Votes
16,443
33.6% share
Winning margin
1,134
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
44.1%
of 1,11,026

A closely fought contest. RAM NARESH SINGH won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM NARESH SINGH
INC
INC
16,44333.6%
2
BRAJ MOHAN SINGH
JNP
Janata
15,30931.3%
3
SARYU SINGH
IND
4,4349.1%
4
RAM KRIPAL SINGH
IND
2,9196.0%
5
RAM KARAN MAHTO
IND
2,7535.6%
6
AKHILESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
2,3914.9%
7
DEO NANDAN SINGH
IND
1,1112.3%
8
GURU PREM VIKAS SINHA
IND
1,0692.2%
9
RAGHWENDRA PRATAP NARAIN SINGH
IND
9561.9%
10
SATRUGHAN NARAIN SINGH
IND
5711.2%
11
TULSI MAHTO
IND
4530.9%
12
BANGALI SINGH
IND
2850.6%
13
SATENDRA NARAIN SINGH
IND
2740.6%

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

Low turnout (233rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.4% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.49
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
46th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.6%JNP 31.3%IND 9.1%IND 6.0%IND 5.6%OTH 14.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

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