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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 2019
Bhanu Pratap Shahi
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 37.9%BSP 22.3%27 others 39.8%
Votes
96,818
37.9% share
Winning margin
39,904
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
67.5%
of 3,78,363
Bhawanathpur is a safe seat — Bhanu Pratap Shahi won by 15.6%.
Seat history
8 of 28 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
29 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhanu Pratap Shahi | BJP (NDA) | 96,818 | 37.9% |
| 2 | Sogra Bibi | 56,914 | 22.3% | |
| 3 | Anant Pratap Deo | IND | 53,050 | 20.8% |
| 4 | Kedar Prasad Yadav | 10,895 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Vijay Kumar Keshri | JVM | 3,876 | 1.5% |
| 6 | Rekha Choubey | NDA | 3,625 | 1.4% |
| 7 | Rameshwar Prasad Akela | 3,565 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Kanhya Chaubey |  AITC | 3,186 | 1.3% |
| 9 | Shakuntala Devi | NDA | 2,666 | 1.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,163 | 0.8% |
| 11 | Ramvinay Vishwakarma | SUCI(C) | 1,813 | 0.7% |
| 12 | Arundev Kumar Gupta | IND | 1,683 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Shanker Priya Ram | IND | 1,580 | 0.6% |
| 14 | Bhanu Ram | IND | 1,486 | 0.6% |
| 15 | Abhay Kumar Pandey | IND | 1,256 | 0.5% |
| 16 | Munna Prasad | JP | 1,235 | 0.5% |
| 17 | Barun Bihari | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,086 | 0.4% |
| 18 | Anup Kumar Tiwari | 1,031 | 0.4% | |
| 19 | Lavkush Prajapati | VPI | 964 | 0.4% |
| 20 | Manish Kumar | IND | 942 | 0.4% |
| 21 | Rajendra Paswan | AAP | 932 | 0.4% |
| 22 | Ram Naresh Yadav | IND | 866 | 0.3% |
| 23 | Ekbal Singh | CPIM | 744 | 0.3% |
| 24 | Nityanand Pathak | JRJP | 619 | 0.2% |
| 25 | Rupesh Kumar | IND | 553 | 0.2% |
| 26 | Shiv Kumar Uraon | IND | 541 | 0.2% |
| 27 | Kishun Ram | IND | 540 | 0.2% |
| 28 | Ram Lal Dinkar | IND | 523 | 0.2% |
| 29 | Priyanka devi | IND | 346 | 0.1% |
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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.
Average turnout (48th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 1.3% · max 15.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
48th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
73rd of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.9%BSP 22.3%IND 20.8%OTH 18.2%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
8/28
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.65 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,22,784
Density
323 / km²
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,093 km²
SC population24.2%
ST population15.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.5%Muslim 14.7%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation7.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.7%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.7%
Women literate59.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel24.7%
Health insurance55.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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