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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 226 · 1972
Karakat
Winner — 1972
MANORMA PANDEY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 43.0%SOP 34.6%4 others 22.4%
Votes
24,500
43.0% share
Winning margin
4,786
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.6%
of 1,08,474
A clear win with a 8.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANORMA PANDEY | Congress (R) | 24,500 | 43.0% |
| 2 | TULSI SINGH | 19,714 | 34.6% | |
| 3 | VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | 6,136 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | CHANDI PRASAD SINGH | HSD | 4,807 | 8.4% |
| 5 | DAROGA SHARMA | IND | 1,418 | 2.5% |
| 6 | SHEONANDAN RAM | IND | 438 | 0.8% |
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 (52nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.4% · max 52.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
52nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.82
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
12th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.0%SOP 34.6%NCO 10.8%HSD 8.4%OTH 3.3%
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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