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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 239 · 2000
Rafiganj
Winner — 2000
SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 34.3%RJD 23.7%12 others 42.1%
Votes
32,918
34.3% share
Winning margin
10,194
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
56.1%
of 1,71,193
A clear win with a 10.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 32,918 | 34.3% |
| 2 | MD. NEHALUDIN | RJD | 22,724 | 23.7% |
| 3 | DEO NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 10,952 | 11.4% |
| 4 | RAM CHANDRA SINGH | 9,104 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | IFTEKHAR AHMED | IND | 6,482 | 6.8% |
| 6 | SADANAND PRASAD | BSP | 5,483 | 5.7% |
| 7 | THAKUR SANJAY KUMAR SINGH CHOUHAN | INC | 2,661 | 2.8% |
| 8 | KRISHNA BALLABH KUMAR SINGH | NDA | 1,945 | 2.0% |
| 9 | KASHI MAHTO | SSD | 1,463 | 1.5% |
| 10 | RAMANUJ SINGH | IND | 775 | 0.8% |
| 11 | MOKHTAR HASAN | BJC(R) | 513 | 0.5% |
| 12 | DEO SAKAL SINGH | IND | 474 | 0.5% |
| 13 | AFAQUE AHMAD KHAN | NDA | 343 | 0.4% |
| 14 | AZIM MIYAN | IND | 221 | 0.2% |
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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.
Low turnout (231st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.7% · max 52.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
231st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
85th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 34.3%RJD 23.7%IND 11.4%CPI 9.5%IND 6.8%BSP 5.7%OTH 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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