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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Sahar
Winner — 1980
DINESHWAR PRASAD
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 33.2%INC(I) 29.2%12 others 37.5%
Votes
18,743
33.2% share
Winning margin
2,243
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
42.9%
of 1,31,559
A closely fought contest. DINESHWAR PRASAD won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINESHWAR PRASAD | JNP(SC) | 18,743 | 33.2% |
| 2 | RAJDEO RAM |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 16,500 | 29.2% |
| 3 | TAWAKAL RAM | JNP(JP) | 11,271 | 20.0% |
| 4 | BHAGWATI PRASAD VERMA | BJP | 4,523 | 8.0% |
| 5 | SHEO FUJAN RAM | IND | 3,032 | 5.4% |
| 6 | NAMI LAL DOM | IND | 758 | 1.3% |
| 7 | JAMADAR RAM | IND | 397 | 0.7% |
| 8 | JAWAHAR LAL | IND | 356 | 0.6% |
| 9 | RAMA NAND DAS | 309 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | RAM EKBAL RAM | JNP(SR) | 172 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SURENDRA KUMAR | IND | 143 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAM NAGINA RAM | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 13 | VISHWANATH CHAUDHARY | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAM NARAYAN RAM | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
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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 (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.7% · max 40.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
133rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
67th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 33.2%INC(I) 29.2%JNP(JP) 20.0%BJP 8.0%IND 5.4%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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