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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1980
Jarmundi
Winner — 1980
JAWAHAR PARSAD SINGH
IND
IND 28.5%IND 17.0%12 others 54.5%
Votes
14,935
28.5% share
Winning margin
6,030
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
53.1%
of 98,517
A clear win with a 11.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAWAHAR PARSAD SINGH | IND | 14,935 | 28.5% |
| 2 | DIP NATH RAI | IND | 8,905 | 17.0% |
| 3 | NAUSHAD MIAN | IND | 7,411 | 14.2% |
| 4 | SRIKANT JHA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 6,460 | 12.3% |
| 5 | RAJESHWAR LAL | IND | 4,147 | 7.9% |
| 6 | ABHAY KANT PRASAD | JNP(JP) | 4,044 | 7.7% |
| 7 | ANAND GOPAL MANDAL | IND | 1,720 | 3.3% |
| 8 | HARICHARAN KHAWARE | IND | 1,476 | 2.8% |
| 9 | NITYA NAND MARIK | Left | 944 | 1.8% |
| 10 | JAMUNA TIWARI | BJP | 776 | 1.5% |
| 11 | SURENDRA RAUT | IND | 711 | 1.4% |
| 12 | DHURWA NARAYAN JAJWARE | JNP(SC) | 453 | 0.9% |
| 13 | BACHANDEO MAHTHA | 221 | 0.4% | |
| 14 | RADHEY SHYAM MISHRA | IND | 162 | 0.3% |
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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 (163rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 26.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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163rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.1%
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18th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 28.5%IND 17.0%IND 14.2%INC(I) 12.3%IND 7.9%JNP(JP) 7.7%OTH 12.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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