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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1962
Muzaffarpur
Winner — 1962
DEVANANDAN SAHAYA
INC· INC
INC 36.9%CPI 27.9%7 others 35.3%
Votes
14,233
36.9% share
Winning margin
3,482
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
44.8%
of 86,116
A clear win with a 9.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVANANDAN SAHAYA | INC | 14,233 | 36.9% |
| 2 | RAMDEO SHARMA | Left | 10,751 | 27.9% |
| 3 | KESHARI PRASAD SINHA | 6,646 | 17.2% | |
| 4 | KESHAV PRASAD AGARWAL | IND | 2,196 | 5.7% |
| 5 | RAMDEO OJHA | Swatantra Party | 1,634 | 4.2% |
| 6 | DURGA PRASAD VERMA | Praja Socialist Party | 1,575 | 4.1% |
| 7 | KANHAIYA SHARAN | IND | 959 | 2.5% |
| 8 | KISHORI DEVI | RRP | 343 | 0.9% |
| 9 | PASHUPATI SHARAN | IND | 249 | 0.7% |
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 comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 48.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
6th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
236th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.9%CPI 27.9%BJS 17.2%IND 5.7%OTH 12.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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