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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1990
Poraiyahat
Winner — 1990
SURAJ MANDAL
JMM 39.4%BJP 22.5%22 others 38.1%
Votes
39,944
39.4% share
Winning margin
17,106
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
61.1%
of 1,66,169
Poraiyahat is a safe seat — SURAJ MANDAL won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURAJ MANDAL | 39,944 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | JAGDAMBI PRASAD YADAV | BJP | 22,838 | 22.5% |
| 3 | KUDAN KU. LAL | IND | 7,287 | 7.2% |
| 4 | MANOJ KUMAR SINGH | JNP(JP) | 5,628 | 5.5% |
| 5 | JAGDISH NA. MANDAL | INC | 5,174 | 5.1% |
| 6 | UPENDAR ROY | Left | 4,604 | 4.5% |
| 7 | RAM LAL SINGH | IND | 3,474 | 3.4% |
| 8 | BHAGWAT DAS | 3,413 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | RABINDRA BHAGAT | IND | 3,153 | 3.1% |
| 10 | BAMA PASHD | National Front | 1,392 | 1.4% |
| 11 | KRISHNA CHANDRA NANDI | IND | 901 | 0.9% |
| 12 | RAM RANJAN KUMAR | IND | 667 | 0.7% |
| 13 | KUBAR MANDAL | IND | 576 | 0.6% |
| 14 | GAJADHAR SINGH | PHJD | 427 | 0.4% |
| 15 | MOHAN MURMU | IND | 403 | 0.4% |
| 16 | SHARMILA SINHA | IND | 262 | 0.3% |
| 17 | ANAND KUMAR | IND | 236 | 0.2% |
| 18 | CHANDESHWAR YADAV | IND | 226 | 0.2% |
| 19 | BABU LAL KISKU | IND | 213 | 0.2% |
| 20 | MAHENDRA YADAV | IND | 203 | 0.2% |
| 21 | SHYAM SUNDAR BHOKTA | 162 | 0.2% | |
| 22 | PREM LAL SAH | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 23 | JAG. NA. BHAGAT | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 24 | AMARENDRA KUMAR JHA | IND | 72 | 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 (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 3.8% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
50th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 39.4%BJP 22.5%IND 7.2%JNP(JP) 5.5%INC 5.1%OTH 20.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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