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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 226 · 1951
Dhanwar
Winner — 1951
PUNIT RAI
INC 70.5%CNSPJP 18.2%2 others 11.3%
Votes
11,518
70.5% share
Winning margin
8,536
52.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
33.8%
of 48,386
Dhanwar is a safe seat — PUNIT RAI won by 52.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUNIT RAI | 11,518 | 70.5% | |
| 2 | SHAKTI RAI | 2,982 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | KAMALA PATI RAM | IND | 1,356 | 8.3% |
| 4 | NARAYAN PRASAD | 484 | 3.0% |
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.
Average turnout (52nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe52.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.4% · max 52.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
52nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.82
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
12th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 70.5%CNSPJP 18.3%IND 8.3%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
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