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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1995Reserved (SC)
Sahar
Winner — 1995
PARASNATH
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L) 47.9%INC 28.2%7 others 23.9%
Votes
49,927
47.9% share
Winning margin
20,549
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,69,734
Sahar is a safe seat — PARASNATH won by 19.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARASNATH | CPI(ML)(L) | 49,927 | 47.9% |
| 2 | JYOTI | INC | 29,378 | 28.2% |
| 3 | SURESH PASWAN | Janata Dal | 19,034 | 18.3% |
| 4 | SARDA DEVI | BJP | 2,585 | 2.5% |
| 5 | SHIOBACHAN RAM | IND | 1,279 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SHIOPRASAD RAM | IND | 707 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SARYU RAM | IND | 694 | 0.7% |
| 8 | SIYARAM PASWAN | IND | 334 | 0.3% |
| 9 | NIRMAL KUMAR | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
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
lean19.7%
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
CPI(ML)(L) 47.9%INC 28.2%JD 18.3%OTH 5.6%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.