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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 240 · 1985
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Winner — 1985
RAM VILASH SINGH
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 32.5%BJP 23.6%15 others 43.9%
Votes
28,786
32.5% share
Winning margin
7,862
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
56.6%
of 1,56,618
A clear win with a 8.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM VILASH SINGH | Lok Dal | 28,786 | 32.5% |
| 2 | VIRENDER PRASAD SINGH | BJP | 20,924 | 23.6% |
| 3 | KUSUM DEVI | INC | 13,395 | 15.1% |
| 4 | RAJA RAM SINGH | IND | 12,515 | 14.1% |
| 5 | MUKHLAL SINGH | Left | 8,085 | 9.1% |
| 6 | RAJIV RANJAN SINGH | IND | 2,449 | 2.8% |
| 7 | SITA RAM | IND | 633 | 0.7% |
| 8 | DEO PUJAN PRASAD | IND | 459 | 0.5% |
| 9 | GHURA RAM | IND | 427 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAM LAKHAN MAHTO | IND | 305 | 0.3% |
| 11 | BIGU MOCHI | IND | 216 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SHEONARAIN MISHRA | IND | 141 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SIROMANI RAM | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAM JANM SHARMA | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAM NIBAS DUBEY | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 16 | HARINANDAN PRASAD | IND | 47 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAMESHWAR PANDEY | IND | 35 | 0.0% |
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
lean8.9%
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
LKD 32.5%BJP 23.6%INC 15.1%IND 14.1%CPI 9.1%OTH 5.6%
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?
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