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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 160 · 2015Reserved (SC)
Dhuraiya
Winner — 2015
MANISH KUMAR
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 44.4%BLSP 28.8%7 others 26.8%
Votes
68,858
44.4% share
Winning margin
24,154
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.6%
of 2,69,196
Dhuraiya is a safe seat — MANISH KUMAR won by 15.6%.
Seat history
4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANISH KUMAR | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 68,858 | 44.4% |
| 2 | BHUDEO CHOUDHARY | BLSP | 44,704 | 28.8% |
| 3 | MUNILAL PASWAN | 24,501 | 15.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,836 | 3.8% |
| 5 | VIJAY PASWAN | SKLP | 3,345 | 2.2% |
| 6 | PUSHPALATA KUMARI | BSP | 2,642 | 1.7% |
| 7 | NEELU DEVI | BDLP | 2,319 | 1.5% |
| 8 | ANIL RAJAK | GJDS | 1,489 | 1.0% |
| 9 | GANESH PASWAN | 1,345 | 0.9% |
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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.
Average turnout (57th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
57th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
166th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 44.4%BLSP 28.8%CPI 15.8%OTH 7.2%NOTA 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.49 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.