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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 227 · 1972
Nokha
Winner — 1972
JAGDISH OJHA
NCO 46.8%INC 43.9%3 others 9.3%
Votes
29,801
46.8% share
Winning margin
1,858
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.3%
of 1,07,350
A closely fought contest. JAGDISH OJHA won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGDISH OJHA | 29,801 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | GUTHI SINGH | Congress (R) | 27,943 | 43.9% |
| 3 | SITARAM SINGH | 2,362 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | BHAGWAN SINGH | Grand Alliance | 2,201 | 3.5% |
| 5 | BASDEO RAM | HSD | 1,380 | 2.2% |
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 (120th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.7% · max 50.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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120th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
123rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 46.8%INC 43.9%OTH 9.3%
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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