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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1957
Bachhwara
Winner — 1957
BAIDYANATH PRASAD SINGH
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 44.8%INC 37.2%3 others 18.0%
Votes
15,926
44.8% share
Winning margin
2,680
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
46.7%
of 76,145
A clear win with a 7.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAIDYANATH PRASAD SINGH | 15,926 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | MITHAN CHOUDHARY | 13,246 | 37.2% | |
| 3 | BINDESHWARI PRASAD NARAIN SINGH | IND | 2,834 | 8.0% |
| 4 | JUGESHWAR SINGH | IND | 2,354 | 6.6% |
| 5 | ANIRUDH JHA | IND | 1,213 | 3.4% |
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 (163rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 26.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
163rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.1%
lowerhigher
18th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 44.8%INC 37.2%IND 8.0%IND 6.6%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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