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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1980
Rajmahal
Winner — 1980
DHRUB BHAGAT
BJP· BJP
BJP 44.7%INC(I) 43.1%6 others 12.2%
Votes
29,525
44.7% share
Winning margin
1,114
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
55.0%
of 1,19,939
Rajmahal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,114 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHRUB BHAGAT | BJP | 29,525 | 44.7% |
| 2 | RAGHUNATH PRASAD SODANI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 28,411 | 43.0% |
| 3 | MAHABIR MANDAL | IND | 2,441 | 3.7% |
| 4 | JAMAL UDDIN | JNP(SC) | 2,297 | 3.5% |
| 5 | SATYA NARAIN SHARMA | 925 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | MD. MURTUZA | JNP(SR) | 895 | 1.4% |
| 7 | SHARDA PRASAD ROY | JNP(JP) | 840 | 1.3% |
| 8 | PARMESHWAR PRASAD MODI | 656 | 1.0% |
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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.
Average turnout (84th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
84th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
117th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.7%INC(I) 43.0%OTH 12.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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