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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 143 · 1972
Pakpura
Winner — 1972
S. M. JAFAR ALI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.6%PHJ 31.5%10 others 31.9%
Votes
12,968
36.6% share
Winning margin
1,831
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
42.6%
of 83,078
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. M. JAFAR ALI | Congress (R) | 12,968 | 36.6% |
| 2 | BANNALAL KHEMANI | PHJ | 11,137 | 31.5% |
| 3 | AJIT KR. BISWAS | Left | 5,159 | 14.6% |
| 4 | BADRIKANATH JHA | Grand Alliance | 1,765 | 5.0% |
| 5 | MD. AMIN | SUC | 1,309 | 3.7% |
| 6 | S. M. NIZAMUDDIN | IND | 809 | 2.3% |
| 7 | RAGHUNATH PD. YADAV | IND | 716 | 2.0% |
| 8 | BHUBNESHWAR MISHRA | Grand Alliance | 382 | 1.1% |
| 9 | MD. MAHSIN | IND | 330 | 0.9% |
| 10 | DR. A. WAHAB | 306 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | DR. MD. SOHRABALI | IND | 261 | 0.7% |
| 12 | DIPESH CH. MANDAL | 247 | 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.
Average turnout (83rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.1% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
83rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
215th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.6%PHJ 31.5%CPM 14.6%OTH 17.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
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