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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 240 · 1980
Obra
Winner — 1980
VIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH
BJP· BJP
BJP 41.0%JNP(JP) 35.3%6 others 23.7%
Votes
38,855
41.0% share
Winning margin
5,404
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.6%
of 1,44,459
A clear win with a 5.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH | BJP | 38,855 | 41.0% |
| 2 | RAM VALASH SINGH | JNP(JP) | 33,451 | 35.3% |
| 3 | SIDHNATH SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 17,186 | 18.1% |
| 4 | RAJU RANJAN SINHA | JNP(SC) | 3,547 | 3.8% |
| 5 | RAM JANAM SHARMA | IND | 553 | 0.6% |
| 6 | GHURA RAM | IND | 406 | 0.4% |
| 7 | RAJDEO SINGH | IND | 399 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SHATRUGHNA SHARMA | IND | 313 | 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 (169th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.1% · max 48.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
169th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
92nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.0%JNP(JP) 35.3%INC(I) 18.1%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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