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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1980
Sheohar
Winner — 1980
RAGHUNATH JHA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 54.0%IND 45.7%1 others 0.3%
Votes
55,044
54.0% share
Winning margin
8,502
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
73.3%
of 1,39,092
A clear win with a 8.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHUNATH JHA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 55,044 | 54.0% |
| 2 | JAFIR ALAM | IND | 46,542 | 45.7% |
| 3 | LALAN RAI | IND | 334 | 0.3% |
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 (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.2% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
4th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
174th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.0%IND 45.7%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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