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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 111 · 2020
Goriyakothi
Winner — 2020
DEVESH KANT SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 45.7%RJD 39.4%23 others 14.9%
Votes
87,368
45.7% share
Winning margin
11,891
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
57.8%
of 3,31,015
A clear win with a 6.2% margin.
Seat history
9 of 24 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.93 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
25 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVESH KANT SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 87,368 | 45.7% |
| 2 | NUTAN DEVI | 75,477 | 39.5% | |
| 3 | ARAVIND KUMAR SINGH | IND | 5,223 | 2.7% |
| 4 | ASHOK KUMAR VARMA | IND | 4,104 | 2.1% |
| 5 | KAUNAIN AHAMAD | IND | 3,136 | 1.6% |
| 6 | ANUP KUMAR TEWARI | IND | 2,377 | 1.2% |
| 7 | PREMCHAND SINGH | JAPL | 1,767 | 0.9% |
| 8 | SATYADEO PRASAD SINGH | 1,683 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | JAWAHER SAH | IND | 1,585 | 0.8% |
| 10 | TRIBHUWAN RAM | IND | 1,397 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,121 | 0.6% |
| 12 | RAVINDRA PANDEY | 920 | 0.5% | |
| 13 | SHEKH IMAM HUSSAIN | IND | 681 | 0.4% |
| 14 | PARMOD RAI | JP | 672 | 0.3% |
| 15 | VINAY KUMAR BHARDWAJ | JKM | 561 | 0.3% |
| 16 | DHARAMBEER SINGH | IND | 544 | 0.3% |
| 17 | SANJAY SINGH | RSTJLKPS | 435 | 0.2% |
| 18 | RAMAYAN SINGH | 377 | 0.2% | |
| 19 | JITESH KUMAR SINGH | TPLRSP | 327 | 0.2% |
| 20 | LALBABU SHARMA | IND | 320 | 0.2% |
| 21 | RAMAYAN YADAV | IND | 300 | 0.2% |
| 22 | MANOJ KUMAR SINGH | IND | 293 | 0.1% |
| 23 | AKHILESHWAR MISHRA | BHRTSBLP | 277 | 0.1% |
| 24 | PRAMOD KUMAR SAHWAL | JRJP | 207 | 0.1% |
| 25 | EMTAJ MIYAN | BHAIP | 189 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (170th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.4% · max 51.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
170th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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128th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.7%RJD 39.5%OTH 14.3%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
9/24
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.93 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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