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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1980
Bathnaha
Winner — 1980
SURYADEO RAI
INC(U) 42.9%INC(I) 38.1%5 others 19.0%
Votes
42,279
42.9% share
Winning margin
4,728
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,46,441
A closely fought contest. SURYADEO RAI won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURYADEO RAI | 42,279 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | CAPTAIN RAMNIWAS |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 37,551 | 38.1% |
| 3 | RAJENDRA SINGH | IND | 12,229 | 12.4% |
| 4 | RAMESH KUMAR | IND | 5,292 | 5.4% |
| 5 | RAM BALI PRASAD SAH | IND | 624 | 0.6% |
| 6 | MIRTUNJAY JHA | IND | 405 | 0.4% |
| 7 | JAGDISH PASWAN | IND | 185 | 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 (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 4.8% · max 35.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
2nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
169th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(U) 42.9%INC(I) 38.1%IND 12.4%IND 5.4%OTH 1.2%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.