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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1985
Rajmahal
Winner — 1985
DHRUVA BHAGAT
BJP· BJP
BJP 41.6%INC 41.1%13 others 17.3%
Votes
29,727
41.6% share
Winning margin
397
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
53.9%
of 1,32,520
Rajmahal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 397 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHRUVA BHAGAT | BJP | 29,727 | 41.6% |
| 2 | DASRATH MISHRA | INC | 29,330 | 41.1% |
| 3 | INDU BHUSHAN PRASAD MAHTO | Lok Dal | 2,848 | 4.0% |
| 4 | DAROGI MANDAL | Left | 2,706 | 3.8% |
| 5 | LALIT AGARWAL | Janata | 1,993 | 2.8% |
| 6 | JANARDAN PRASAD GUPTA | 1,926 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | ASAD ALI | IND | 628 | 0.9% |
| 8 | DURGA CHARAN GHOSH | IND | 503 | 0.7% |
| 9 | MAFAZAL SEIKH | IND | 405 | 0.6% |
| 10 | PASHUPATI SAH | IND | 284 | 0.4% |
| 11 | UDAI BHAN SINGH | IND | 268 | 0.4% |
| 12 | CHANDA SINGH | IND | 260 | 0.4% |
| 13 | RAMESHWAR MANDAL | IND | 232 | 0.3% |
| 14 | SURESH CHOURASIA | IND | 221 | 0.3% |
| 15 | PARMESHWAR PRASAD MODI | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
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
lean0.6%
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 41.6%INC 41.1%OTH 17.3%
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?
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