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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 170 · 1969
Jhajha
Winner — 1969
CHANDRASHEKHAR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 53.3%SSP 32.4%4 others 14.3%
Votes
24,162
53.3% share
Winning margin
9,490
20.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.5%
of 86,293
Jhajha is a safe seat — CHANDRASHEKHAR SINGH won by 20.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRASHEKHAR SINGH | INC | 24,162 | 53.3% |
| 2 | SHIVANANDAN JHA | Samyukta Socialist Party | 14,672 | 32.4% |
| 3 | SHASHI BHUSHAN PRASAD | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,137 | 4.7% |
| 4 | SHAH MUSHTAQUE AHMAD | Left | 1,945 | 4.3% |
| 5 | NILAM KUMAR SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 1,469 | 3.2% |
| 6 | SHUKRADAS YADAVA | SHD | 955 | 2.1% |
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.
Low turnout (199th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 33.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
199th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
4.3%
lowerhigher
2nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.3%SSP 32.4%OTH 14.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,36,342
Density
924 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
689 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.9%
Electricity19.3%
Sanitation28.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.5%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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