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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 98 · 2020
Sahebganj
Winner — 2020
RAJU KUMAR SINGH
VSIP· NDA (NDA)
VSIP 44.3%RJD 35.9%19 others 19.9%
Votes
81,203
44.3% share
Winning margin
15,333
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
59.6%
of 3,08,120
A clear win with a 8.4% margin.
Seat history
8 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.57 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJU KUMAR SINGH | VSIP NDA (NDA) | 81,203 | 44.3% |
| 2 | RAMVICHAR RAI | 65,870 | 35.9% | |
| 3 | KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH | Lok Janshakti Party | 5,382 | 2.9% |
| 4 | MD. MOQEEM | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned) | 4,055 | 2.2% |
| 5 | SUDHIR KUMAR | RSWD | 3,886 | 2.1% |
| 6 | PRAMOD KUMAR | RJnJnP | 2,851 | 1.6% |
| 7 | UMESH KUMAR | RSTJNVKSP | 2,659 | 1.4% |
| 8 | BHARAT PRASAD | IND | 2,419 | 1.3% |
| 9 | RAJESH KUMAR | HSP | 2,031 | 1.1% |
| 10 | SHIV KUMAR RAI | IND | 1,789 | 1.0% |
| 11 | YADAV LAL PATEL | 1,716 | 0.9% | |
| 12 | DR. MEERA KAUMUDI | TPLRSP | 1,599 | 0.9% |
| 13 | MD. SAKIM | ManJP | 1,427 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,105 | 0.6% |
| 15 | DEVESH CHANDRA | SJDD | 967 | 0.5% |
| 16 | DR. MOHAMMAD NABI HASSAN | AIMF | 928 | 0.5% |
| 17 | PANKAJ KUMAR | 825 | 0.5% | |
| 18 | VEENA KUMARI | AKNDBHRJNP | 818 | 0.5% |
| 19 | SURESH SAHANI | IND | 757 | 0.4% |
| 20 | RAJU KUMAR | IND | 679 | 0.4% |
| 21 | SUNIL KUMAR SINGH | IND | 535 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (45th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.2% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
45th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
73rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
VSIP 44.3%RJD 35.9%OTH 19.3%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
8/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.57 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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