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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 227 · 1977
Dinara
Winner — 1977
SHEOPUJAN SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 32.2%INC 24.2%12 others 43.6%
Votes
20,184
32.2% share
Winning margin
5,037
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
58.9%
of 1,06,429
A clear win with a 8.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEOPUJAN SINGH | Janata | 20,184 | 32.2% |
| 2 | LAKSHMAN RAI | INC | 15,147 | 24.2% |
| 3 | RAMDHANI RAM | IND | 8,040 | 12.8% |
| 4 | RAM NARAIN SAH | IND | 6,561 | 10.5% |
| 5 | RAM NARAIN SINGH | Left | 5,143 | 8.2% |
| 6 | RAM SUBHAG CHAUDHRY | IND | 1,937 | 3.1% |
| 7 | RAMJEE OJHA | IND | 1,653 | 2.6% |
| 8 | RAM ASHISH PRASAD | IND | 1,575 | 2.5% |
| 9 | RAM KRIPAL RAI | IND | 657 | 1.1% |
| 10 | RAM NARESH SINGH | IND | 536 | 0.9% |
| 11 | RAM BELAS SINGH | IND | 535 | 0.8% |
| 12 | RAMNATH RAM | IND | 442 | 0.7% |
| 13 | KEDAR NATH THAKUR | IND | 186 | 0.3% |
| 14 | KANHAIYA SINGH | SSD | 59 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (120th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.7% · max 50.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
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
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 32.2%INC 24.2%IND 12.8%IND 10.5%CPI 8.2%OTH 12.1%
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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