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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1977
Rajmahal
Winner — 1977
DHRUV BHAGAT
IND
IND 29.9%INC 19.7%12 others 50.3%
Votes
15,125
29.9% share
Winning margin
5,167
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
48.6%
of 1,03,986
A clear win with a 10.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHRUV BHAGAT | IND | 15,125 | 29.9% |
| 2 | RAGHUNATH PD. SODANI | INC | 9,958 | 19.7% |
| 3 | MD. YUSUF | IND | 6,283 | 12.4% |
| 4 | MAHABIR NANDLAL | IND | 4,360 | 8.6% |
| 5 | NATHMAL DOKANIA | IND | 3,786 | 7.5% |
| 6 | ASKARAN GOPE | IND | 3,755 | 7.4% |
| 7 | BAL RAM PANDEY | IND | 2,170 | 4.3% |
| 8 | PRODOSH KUMAR DEY | IND | 1,858 | 3.7% |
| 9 | CHANDA SINGH | IND | 1,601 | 3.2% |
| 10 | GITA SAH | IND | 655 | 1.3% |
| 11 | YOGENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 375 | 0.7% |
| 12 | PARMESHWAR PD. MODI | IND | 326 | 0.7% |
| 13 | SITA RAM SINGH | IND | 134 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAMESHWAR MANDAL | IND | 130 | 0.3% |
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 (84th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
84th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
117th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 29.9%INC 19.7%IND 12.4%IND 8.6%IND 7.5%IND 7.4%OTH 14.4%
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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