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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 181 · 2025
Digha
Winner — 2025
SANJIV CHAURASIA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 56.5%CPI(ML) 26.4%10 others 17.0%
Votes
1,11,001
56.6% share
Winning margin
59,079
30.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
42.8%
of 4,58,367
Digha is a safe seat — SANJIV CHAURASIA won by 30.1%.
Seat history
3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.66 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANJIV CHAURASIA | NDA (NDA) | 1,11,001 | 56.6% |
| 2 | DIVYA GAUTAM | CPI(ML) | 51,922 | 26.5% |
| 3 | Ritesh Ranjan Singh Alias Bittu Singh | JANSURAJ | 22,071 | 11.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,102 | 1.6% |
| 5 | PRABHAKAR KR. SINGH | 1,930 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | INDU DEVI | BMF | 1,732 | 0.9% |
| 7 | KUSUMLATA VERMA | IND | 1,382 | 0.7% |
| 8 | RICHA SINHA | VCLINDP | 685 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SADHANA KUMARI | JRJP | 636 | 0.3% |
| 10 | RAJIV KUMAR SINGH | RTORP | 614 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SHWET RANJAN | IND | 601 | 0.3% |
| 12 | PRANJAL SINGH | TPLRSP | 466 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (241st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 2.8% · max 46.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
241st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
141st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.6%CPI(ML) 26.5%JANSURAJ 11.3%OTH 4.1%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.66 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.