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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Sahar
Winner — 1985
JYOTI
INC· INC
INC 55.0%LKD 17.9%10 others 27.0%
Votes
36,479
55.0% share
Winning margin
24,589
37.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
48.0%
of 1,37,996
Sahar is a safe seat — JYOTI won by 37.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JYOTI | INC | 36,479 | 55.0% |
| 2 | BHAGWATI PRASAD VERMA | Lok Dal | 11,890 | 17.9% |
| 3 | SIDHA NATH RAM | IND | 11,550 | 17.4% |
| 4 | DINESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 3,667 | 5.5% |
| 5 | RAMJI PASWAN | IND | 751 | 1.1% |
| 6 | DINESHWAR PRASAD | Janata | 641 | 1.0% |
| 7 | LALAN RAM | IND | 503 | 0.8% |
| 8 | LALAN RAM | IND | 342 | 0.5% |
| 9 | RAMANAND DAS | IND | 156 | 0.2% |
| 10 | BHISM RAM | IND | 152 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SURESH RAM | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 12 | NANDJI RAM | IND | 70 | 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 (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean37.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.7% · max 40.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
133rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
67th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.0%LKD 17.9%IND 17.4%IND 5.5%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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