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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 243 · 2020
Chakai
Winner — 2020
SUMIT KUMAR SINGH
IND
IND 24.0%RJD 23.7%12 others 52.3%
Votes
45,548
24.0% share
Winning margin
581
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
66.1%
of 2,87,038
Chakai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 581 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.46 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUMIT KUMAR SINGH | IND | 45,548 | 24.0% |
| 2 | SAVITRI DEVI | 44,967 | 23.7% | |
| 3 | SANJAY PRASAD | NDA | 39,319 | 20.7% |
| 4 | SANJAY KUMAR MANDAL | Lok Janshakti Party | 22,635 | 11.9% |
| 5 | ELIZABETH SOREN | 16,985 | 9.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,521 | 3.4% |
| 7 | SANJAY PANDEY | IND | 4,237 | 2.2% |
| 8 | SITARAM SAW | BSP | 2,679 | 1.4% |
| 9 | RAHUL KUMAR | IND | 1,902 | 1.0% |
| 10 | AMARENDRA KUMAR | BMUP | 1,101 | 0.6% |
| 11 | MD. TABREZ ANSARI | BLRP | 1,040 | 0.6% |
| 12 | NANDU YADAV | PPID | 952 | 0.5% |
| 13 | BAM BHOLA YADAV | IND | 917 | 0.5% |
| 14 | ABHIMANYU KUMAR MISHRA | SHD | 842 | 0.4% |
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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.
High turnout (46th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
46th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 24.0%RJD 23.7%JD(U) 20.7%LJP 11.9%JMM 9.0%OTH 7.2%NOTA 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.46 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%
What's nearby?
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