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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1985
Sheohar
Winner — 1985
RAGHUNATH JHA
JNP· Janata
JNP 60.9%INC 36.6%7 others 2.5%
Votes
57,208
60.9% share
Winning margin
22,798
24.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.9%
of 1,49,340
Sheohar is a safe seat — RAGHUNATH JHA won by 24.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHUNATH JHA | Janata | 57,208 | 60.9% |
| 2 | BHARAT PRASAD SINGH | INC | 34,410 | 36.6% |
| 3 | SHYAM NANDAN PASWAN | IND | 823 | 0.9% |
| 4 | YUGAL KISHORE JHA | IND | 434 | 0.5% |
| 5 | BHUSHAN SINGH | IND | 431 | 0.5% |
| 6 | SATYENDRA KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 233 | 0.3% |
| 7 | MUKUL JHA | IND | 210 | 0.2% |
| 8 | JAGAR NATH RAI | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SATISH NANDAN SINGH | IND | 99 | 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.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.2% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
4th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
174th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 60.9%INC 36.6%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%
What's nearby?
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