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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1980
Gaighatti
Winner — 1980
JITENDRA PRASAD SINGH
BJP· BJP
BJP 33.5%JNP(SC) 16.7%8 others 49.8%
Votes
26,157
33.5% share
Winning margin
13,145
16.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.2%
of 1,27,640
Gaighatti is a safe seat — JITENDRA PRASAD SINGH won by 16.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JITENDRA PRASAD SINGH | BJP | 26,157 | 33.5% |
| 2 | VINODANAND SINGH | JNP(SC) | 13,012 | 16.7% |
| 3 | MADHURENDRA KUMAR SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 12,484 | 16.0% |
| 4 | MAHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | JNP(SR) | 8,132 | 10.4% |
| 5 | RAM BABU SINGH | 6,728 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | GAURI SHANKAR PRASAD SINGH | IND | 5,579 | 7.2% |
| 7 | VISHNUDEO SINGH | IND | 3,530 | 4.5% |
| 8 | VIJYA SINGH | JNP(JP) | 2,011 | 2.6% |
| 9 | RAM LALA MISRA | IND | 261 | 0.3% |
| 10 | BHARAT SINGH | IND | 178 | 0.2% |
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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.
High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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13th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
22nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.5%JNP(SC) 16.7%INC(I) 16.0%JNP(SR) 10.4%INC(U) 8.6%IND 7.2%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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