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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 241 · 1985
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Winner — 1985
DEO KUMAR SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 42.8%CPI 39.0%13 others 18.3%
Votes
34,455
42.8% share
Winning margin
3,067
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
58.3%
of 1,38,102
A closely fought contest. DEO KUMAR SHARMA won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEO KUMAR SHARMA | INC | 34,455 | 42.8% |
| 2 | RAM SHARAN YADAV | Left | 31,388 | 39.0% |
| 3 | AWADH SINGH | Lok Dal | 5,342 | 6.6% |
| 4 | JANARDAN PRASAD SINGH | IND | 5,283 | 6.6% |
| 5 | RAGHUNI RAM SHANTI | IND | 1,799 | 2.2% |
| 6 | RAM CHANDER PRASAD BHARTI | IND | 449 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RAM SWARUP GUPTA | IND | 399 | 0.5% |
| 8 | RAM PYARE LAL | IND | 262 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHAILESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 250 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SITARAM SINGH | IND | 199 | 0.3% |
| 11 | HARNATH TIWARI | IND | 196 | 0.2% |
| 12 | DIGVIJAY PRASAD SINGH | IND | 190 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KRISHAN BALAM PRASAD SINGH | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 15 | VIMAL PRASAD SINGH | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
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 (99th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 3.8% · max 34.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
99th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
185th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.8%CPI 39.0%LKD 6.6%IND 6.6%OTH 5.1%
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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