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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 163 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Fatwa
Winner — 1957
SHIV MAHADEO PRASAD
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
Also elected — same seat
KESHAV PRASAD
CNPSPJP· 18,430 votes
PSP 21.3%INC 20.4%6 others 58.2%
Votes
24,327
21.3% share
Winning margin
1,024
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.8%
of 1,27,261
Fatwa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,024 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIV MAHADEO PRASAD | 24,327 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | SUNDRI DEVI | 23,303 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | KESHAV PRASAD | CNPSPJP | 18,430 | 16.2% |
| 4 | KAULESHWAR DASS | 16,298 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | SHYAM BARAN DAS | 14,667 | 12.9% | |
| 6 | BIRENDRA MAHTO | IND | 9,699 | 8.5% |
| 7 | JAGDISH SINGH | CNPSPJP | 5,292 | 4.6% |
| 8 | TARKESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | IND | 2,038 | 1.8% |
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 (66th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.8% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
66th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 21.3%INC 20.4%CNPSPJP 16.2%INC 14.3%PSP 12.9%IND 8.5%OTH 6.4%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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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.