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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 226 · 1962
Dehri
Winner — 1962
ABDUL QAIYUM ANSARI
INC· INC
INC 65.1%PSP 24.7%3 others 10.2%
Votes
31,224
65.1% share
Winning margin
19,379
40.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.1%
of 77,284
Dehri is a safe seat — ABDUL QAIYUM ANSARI won by 40.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL QAIYUM ANSARI | INC | 31,224 | 65.1% |
| 2 | BASAWAN SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 11,845 | 24.7% |
| 3 | LAKHAN LAL | Left | 1,926 | 4.0% |
| 4 | DEOKI NANDAN PRASAD | SOC | 1,602 | 3.3% |
| 5 | SHYAM PRASAD SINGH | 1,373 | 2.9% |
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.
Average turnout (52nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe40.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.4% · max 52.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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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
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 65.1%PSP 24.7%OTH 10.2%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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