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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1995
Basantpur
Winner — 1995
MANIKCHAND RAI
JD· Janata Dal
JD 46.7%BJP 36.7%20 others 16.6%
Votes
53,662
46.7% share
Winning margin
11,435
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
64.4%
of 1,78,552
A clear win with a 9.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANIKCHAND RAI | Janata Dal | 53,662 | 46.7% |
| 2 | SATYADEO PD. SINGH | BJP | 42,227 | 36.7% |
| 3 | TUNTUN PD. | 6,773 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | RAMNATH SINGH | INC | 2,188 | 1.9% |
| 5 | BIRENDRA KUMAR SINHA | BPP | 1,672 | 1.4% |
| 6 | RAMJAN ALI | SJP(R) | 1,571 | 1.4% |
| 7 | VIJAY KUMAR SINGH | Samajwadi Party | 1,381 | 1.2% |
| 8 | DHENUSH DHARI PD. | IND | 1,039 | 0.9% |
| 9 | MADAN MOHAN PRASAD KUSHWAHA | 619 | 0.5% | |
| 10 | BHOLA PANDEY | IND | 525 | 0.5% |
| 11 | SAJAY KUMAR SINGH | 515 | 0.5% | |
| 12 | DWARIKA PANDEY | IND | 423 | 0.4% |
| 13 | AWADH KISHORE SINGH | IND | 366 | 0.3% |
| 14 | BASHISTH SINGH | IND | 352 | 0.3% |
| 15 | RAMADHAR SINGH | IND | 334 | 0.3% |
| 16 | RAMAKANT SINGH | IND | 326 | 0.3% |
| 17 | SHIVPUJAN PRASAD | IND | 249 | 0.2% |
| 18 | SATYADEO PD. SINGH | IND | 185 | 0.2% |
| 19 | HEMANT SINGH | IND | 170 | 0.1% |
| 20 | JITENDRA SINGH | IND | 153 | 0.1% |
| 21 | M. AYUB | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 22 | BRAJ KISHORE SINGH | IND | 102 | 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
lean9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.8% · max 21.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
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
JD 46.7%BJP 36.7%SAP 5.9%OTH 10.7%
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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