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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 238 · 2000

Aurangabad

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Winner — 2000

SURESH MEHTA
RJD· RJD
RJD 35.5%BJP 28.1%9 others 36.3%
Votes
41,176
35.5% share
Winning margin
8,573
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
56.4%
of 2,05,612

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURESH MEHTA
RJD
RJD
41,17635.5%
2
RAMADHAR SINGH
BJP
NDA
32,60328.1%
3
YAMUNA SINGH
IND
19,11916.5%
4
TRIBHUWAN SINGH
CPI
9,8728.5%
5
MD. KUDUS ANSARI
BSP
BSP
4,9024.2%
6
VIKAS KUMAR SINGH
INC
INC
3,1462.7%
7
AKSHAI LAL PRASAD
IND
1,9201.7%
8
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
1,5541.3%
9
TEJENDRA KUMAR SINGH
BJC(R)
9090.8%
10
RAMESHWAR SINGH
NCP
NCP
4830.4%
11
RAJENDRA SINGH
IND
2040.2%

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

Low turnout (233rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.4% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.49
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
46th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 35.5%BJP 28.1%IND 16.5%CPI 8.5%OTH 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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