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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1985
Jandaha
Winner — 1985
TULSI DAS MEHTA
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 36.3%IND 32.7%19 others 31.0%
Votes
37,842
36.3% share
Winning margin
3,776
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
71.6%
of 1,45,672
A closely fought contest. TULSI DAS MEHTA won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TULSI DAS MEHTA | Lok Dal | 37,842 | 36.3% |
| 2 | VIRENDRA SINGH | IND | 34,066 | 32.7% |
| 3 | BHUNESHWAR CHAUDHARY | INC | 24,019 | 23.0% |
| 4 | SHASHI BHUSHAN CHAUDHARY | IND | 2,025 | 1.9% |
| 5 | RAM NAGINA YADAV | IND | 1,838 | 1.8% |
| 6 | ANIL KUMAR SUMAN | IND | 1,000 | 1.0% |
| 7 | BIRENDRA SAH | IND | 705 | 0.7% |
| 8 | RAMJEE SINGH | IND | 670 | 0.6% |
| 9 | BASKIT RAI | IND | 473 | 0.5% |
| 10 | DEO NANDAN SINGH | BJP | 441 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SUMANGAL RAI | IND | 354 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SHAMBHU NATH SINGH | IND | 322 | 0.3% |
| 13 | ARJUN SINGH CHAUHAN | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
| 14 | AMBIKA SINGH | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 15 | NAWAL KISHORE SINGH | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 16 | UMESH PRASAD SINGH | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 17 | HARIBANSH THAKUR | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
| 18 | HARESH KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
| 19 | MAHADEO SINGH | IND | 29 | 0.0% |
| 20 | RAJ KISHORE SINGH | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 21 | HARGOBIND SHARMA | IND | 14 | 0.0% |
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 (92nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 48.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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92nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
236th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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184th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 36.3%IND 32.7%INC 23.0%OTH 8.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
What's nearby?
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