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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Bochaha

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Winner — 1985

RAMAI RAM
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 32.0%INC 28.3%8 others 39.7%
Votes
20,303
32.0% share
Winning margin
2,307
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
48.2%
of 1,31,840

A closely fought contest. RAMAI RAM won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMAI RAM
LKD
Lok Dal
20,30332.0%
2
HARI LAL RAM
INC
INC
17,99628.3%
3
RIJHAN RAM
CPI
Left
16,58926.1%
4
KAMAL PASWAN
JNP
Janata
3,9936.3%
5
UMESH RAJAK
BJP
BJP
2,0543.2%
6
RAM PRIT RAM
IND
1,2532.0%
7
MEGHNATH RAJAK
IND
5510.9%
8
PAVITAR RAM
IND
3920.6%
9
SITA RAM PASWAN
IND
2410.4%
10
PHATINGA PASWAN
IND
1560.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (21st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 3.6% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
21st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
34th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 32.0%INC 28.3%CPI 26.1%JNP 6.3%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Art🏺Jute🏺Makhana (Foxnut)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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