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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1985
Basantpur
Winner — 1985
MANIK CHANDRA ROY
INC· INC
INC 51.2%BJP 40.0%13 others 8.9%
Votes
51,105
51.1% share
Winning margin
11,182
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
65.1%
of 1,53,464
A clear win with a 11.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANIK CHANDRA ROY | INC | 51,105 | 51.1% |
| 2 | SATYADEO PRASAD | BJP | 39,923 | 40.0% |
| 3 | MOHAMMAD HADISH | IND | 4,579 | 4.6% |
| 4 | RAMADHAR SINGH | Lok Dal | 840 | 0.8% |
| 5 | RAMJI SINGH | IND | 674 | 0.7% |
| 6 | NAND KISHOR SINGH | IND | 488 | 0.5% |
| 7 | VISHWA NATH PRASAD | IND | 428 | 0.4% |
| 8 | BRAJ KISHOR MISHRA | IND | 411 | 0.4% |
| 9 | VIDYA BHUSHAN SINGH | Janata | 310 | 0.3% |
| 10 | JAGDISH SINGH | IND | 261 | 0.3% |
| 11 | LALAN SINGH | IND | 254 | 0.3% |
| 12 | AWADH KISHORE SINGH | IND | 242 | 0.2% |
| 13 | GIRISH SAH | IND | 177 | 0.2% |
| 14 | RAM NARAYAN MANJHI | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAMAKANT ROY | IND | 98 | 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 (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.8% · max 21.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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152nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
209th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.1%BJP 40.0%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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