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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 233 · 1967
Arwal
Winner — 1967
S. ZOHAIR
CPI· Left
CPI 58.1%IND 18.6%4 others 23.3%
Votes
26,159
58.1% share
Winning margin
17,764
39.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
50.9%
of 88,461
Arwal is a safe seat — S. ZOHAIR won by 39.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. ZOHAIR | Left | 26,159 | 58.1% |
| 2 | J. SINGH | IND | 8,395 | 18.6% |
| 3 | B. MEHTA | INC | 7,552 | 16.8% |
| 4 | M. SINGH | Swatantra Party | 1,164 | 2.6% |
| 5 | R. SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 891 | 2.0% |
| 6 | U. SHARMA | IND | 891 | 2.0% |
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 (174th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean39.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 2.8% · max 39.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
174th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
118th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 58.1%IND 18.6%INC 16.8%OTH 6.5%
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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