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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 181 · 2020

Digha

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Winner — 2020

SANJIV CHAURASIA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 57.1%CPI(ML)(L) 30.0%17 others 12.9%
Votes
97,044
57.1% share
Winning margin
46,073
27.1% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
36.9%
of 4,60,868

Digha is a safe seat — SANJIV CHAURASIA won by 27.1%.

Seat history

8 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJIV CHAURASIA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
97,04457.1%
2
SHASHI YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
50,97130.0%
3
SANJAY KUMAR SINHA
RLSP
5,5703.3%
4
SHAMBHAVI
TPLRSP
4,7012.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,1131.2%
6
MANOJ KUMAR
IND
1,2150.7%
7
ANIL KUMAR PASWAN
LGJNPSCL
1,1320.7%
8
JAY PRAKASH RAY
NCP
9890.6%
9
ANIL KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA
LOKJANP
8930.5%
10
VIKAS CHANDRA
BPL
8520.5%
11
LEENA PRIYA
RSTSAHP
6150.4%
12
MAYA SHRIVASTAVA
BHRTSBLP
6020.3%
13
SANJAY YADAV
NJP
5980.3%
14
DINA NATH PASWAN
SWAP
5430.3%
15
RAJANI KUMARI
ASDHP
4800.3%
16
OM PRAKASH
APKSP
4450.3%
17
CHOTE LAL RAY
RJBP
4310.3%
18
VARUNI POORVA
IND
4100.2%
19
SUBHAM KUMAR
IND
3890.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (241st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
27.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 2.8% · max 46.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
241st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
141st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.1%CPI(ML)(L) 30.0%OTH 11.7%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
8/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

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