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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1980Reserved (SC)

Bochaha

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Winner — 1980

RAMAI RAM
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 30.5%CPI 23.7%6 others 45.8%
Votes
17,663
30.5% share
Winning margin
3,911
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
47.8%
of 1,21,133

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMAI RAM
JNP(JP)
17,66330.5%
2
RIGHAN RAM
CPI
Left
13,75223.7%
3
KAMAL PASWAN
JNP(SC)
13,51423.3%
4
RAGHUBIR PRASAD
INC(I)
Congress (I)
10,89818.8%
5
UMESH RAJAK
BJP
BJP
9381.6%
6
RAMBRIKESHHA CHAUDHARY
IND
6491.1%
7
RAM CHANDRA CHAUDHARY
IND
3030.5%
8
RAM SWAROOP MAHTO
IND
2330.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (21st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 3.6% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
21st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
34th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 30.5%CPI 23.7%JNP(SC) 23.3%INC(I) 18.8%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Art🏺Jute🏺Makhana (Foxnut)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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