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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 237 · 2010
Nawada
Winner — 2010
PURNIMA YADAV
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 39.1%RJD 33.8%14 others 27.1%
Votes
46,568
39.1% share
Winning margin
6,337
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
45.2%
of 2,63,212
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
5 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNIMA YADAV | NDA (NDA) | 46,568 | 39.1% |
| 2 | RAJBALLABH PRASAD | 40,231 | 33.8% | |
| 3 | NIVEDITA SINGH | INC | 16,018 | 13.5% |
| 4 | KRISHANDEO SINGH | IND | 3,766 | 3.2% |
| 5 | RAJIV NAYAN | IND | 2,334 | 2.0% |
| 6 | SHIV SHANKAR CHAUHAN | BSP | 2,136 | 1.8% |
| 7 | ANIL KUMAR | IND | 1,713 | 1.4% |
| 8 | RAMESHWER PRASAD SINGH | IND | 1,631 | 1.4% |
| 9 | MD. PRAWEJ ALAM | 1,254 | 1.1% | |
| 10 | SAVITRI DEVI | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 1,123 | 0.9% |
| 11 | ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA | RWS | 686 | 0.6% |
| 12 | RAJENDRA VISHAL | 444 | 0.4% | |
| 13 | ARVIND PRASAD | 321 | 0.3% | |
| 14 | RAJKISHOR RAJ | 298 | 0.3% | |
| 15 | ARJUN BHARTI | KSVP | 274 | 0.2% |
| 16 | MAHMOOD ALAM | 222 | 0.2% |
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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.
Low turnout (239th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.4% · max 55.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
239th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
138th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 39.1%RJD 33.8%INC 13.5%OTH 13.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 Cr
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%
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?
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