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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 89 · 1962
Biraul
Winner — 1962
CHANDRASHEKHAR JHA
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 48.0%INC 36.7%3 others 15.3%
Votes
10,854
48.0% share
Winning margin
2,546
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
31.6%
of 71,564
A clear win with a 11.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRASHEKHAR JHA | Swatantra Party | 10,854 | 48.0% |
| 2 | JAINARAIN VINEET JHA | INC | 8,308 | 36.7% |
| 3 | ABDULLA SHAH | IND | 1,305 | 5.8% |
| 4 | ANIRUDH SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 1,186 | 5.2% |
| 5 | BABU NARAIN JHA | SOC | 972 | 4.3% |
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 (144th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.7% · min 0.6% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
144th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
134th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 48.0%INC 36.7%IND 5.8%PSP 5.2%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.