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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Bochaha
Winner — 1977
KAMAL PASWAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 64.8%INC 21.9%4 others 13.3%
Votes
32,030
64.8% share
Winning margin
21,220
43.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
45.1%
of 1,09,592
Bochaha is a safe seat — KAMAL PASWAN won by 43.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMAL PASWAN | Janata | 32,030 | 64.8% |
| 2 | HARI LAL RAM | INC | 10,810 | 21.9% |
| 3 | RAMAI RAM | IND | 4,006 | 8.1% |
| 4 | GAJADHAR PASWAN | IND | 1,383 | 2.8% |
| 5 | GANOUR PASWAN | IND | 950 | 1.9% |
| 6 | SITARAM RAJAK | IND | 213 | 0.4% |
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.
High turnout (21st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 3.6% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
21st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
34th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 64.8%INC 21.9%IND 8.1%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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