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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2000
Gaighatti
Winner — 2000
VEERENDRA KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 40.4%RJD 36.1%11 others 23.5%
Votes
47,020
40.4% share
Winning margin
4,996
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
72.7%
of 1,60,137
A closely fought contest. VEERENDRA KUMAR SINGH won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEERENDRA KUMAR SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 47,020 | 40.4% |
| 2 | DEVENDRA PD. YADAV | RJD | 42,024 | 36.1% |
| 3 | MD. BAKHTEYAR AHMAD | IND | 14,539 | 12.5% |
| 4 | RAM BABOO SINGH | IND | 2,852 | 2.5% |
| 5 | RAM LALA PD. YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 2,727 | 2.3% |
| 6 | VEERENDRA PRASAD SINGH | INC | 2,690 | 2.3% |
| 7 | CHULHAI SAH | 1,705 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | BINDESHWAR PASWAN | IND | 899 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SAHEB KUWAR | IND | 759 | 0.7% |
| 10 | GANESH MAHTO | IND | 671 | 0.6% |
| 11 | MOTEE LAL RAZAK | IND | 215 | 0.2% |
| 12 | ARUN RAI | IND | 198 | 0.2% |
| 13 | INDAL RAM | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
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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.
High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
13th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
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22nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 40.4%RJD 36.1%IND 12.5%OTH 11.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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