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Winner — 1985
BHIM RAJ RAI
SSP 68.9%INC 14.9%6 others 16.2%
Votes
2,648
68.9% share
Winning margin
2,075
54.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.8%
of 5,510
Jorthang-Nayabazar is a safe seat — BHIM RAJ RAI won by 54.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHIM RAJ RAI | 2,648 | 68.9% | |
| 2 | ASHARMAN RAI | INC | 573 | 14.9% |
| 3 | BIRCHA RAI | IND | 408 | 10.6% |
| 4 | BISHNU KUMAR GAZMER | IND | 170 | 4.4% |
| 5 | BABULAL GOYAL | IND | 27 | 0.7% |
| 6 | DIRGABIR SOBBA | Janata | 8 | 0.2% |
| 7 | LOCHAN DAS RAI | Left | 6 | 0.2% |
| 8 | PRAKASE PIRTHAWAR | IND | 4 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe54.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 36.3% · min 1.9% · max 65.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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6th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
7th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 68.9%INC 14.9%IND 10.6%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,46,850
Density
196 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
750 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population28.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 57.6%Buddhist 23.9%Christian 14.6%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water91.3%
Electricity91.2%
Sanitation86.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)7.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel66.5%
Health insurance20.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Tea
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.