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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2010
Riga
Winner — 2010
MOTILAL PRASAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.9%INC 21.6%19 others 38.6%
Votes
48,633
39.9% share
Winning margin
22,327
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
53.1%
of 2,29,978
Riga is a safe seat — MOTILAL PRASAD won by 18.3%.
Seat history
5 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTILAL PRASAD | NDA (NDA) | 48,633 | 39.9% |
| 2 | AMIT KUMAR | INC | 26,306 | 21.6% |
| 3 | NAGINA DEVI | 18,562 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | RAM SAKAL SAHANI | BSP | 7,937 | 6.5% |
| 5 | AJAM HUSSAIN ANWAR | 5,147 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | NIRAJAN RAI | IND | 2,375 | 1.9% |
| 7 | CHANDRIKA PRASAD | IND | 1,318 | 1.1% |
| 8 | JALANDHAR SAH | IND | 1,188 | 1.0% |
| 9 | SHIV SHANKAR BHAGAT | IND | 1,149 | 0.9% |
| 10 | YUGAL JHA | IND | 1,068 | 0.9% |
| 11 | SIKANDAR MAHTO | AIFB(S) | 1,005 | 0.8% |
| 12 | GOPAL PASWAN | IND | 967 | 0.8% |
| 13 | PUSHKAR JHA | GVIP | 865 | 0.7% |
| 14 | DHUKHARAN JHA | IND | 835 | 0.7% |
| 15 | DROPATI DEVI | IJP | 819 | 0.7% |
| 16 | GONAUR DAS | 812 | 0.7% | |
| 17 | SIKENDAR PASWAN | IND | 761 | 0.6% |
| 18 | RAM PUKAR RAM | IND | 724 | 0.6% |
| 19 | RAMESH SAH | IND | 565 | 0.5% |
| 20 | SUNIL KUMAR | 514 | 0.4% | |
| 21 | LALAN PASWAN | SMBHP | 472 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (115th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.3% · max 67.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
115th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
175th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.9%INC 21.6%LJP 15.2%BSP 6.5%OTH 16.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/21
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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