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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 163 · 2015
Belhar
Winner — 2015
GIRIDHARI YADAV
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 44.6%BJP 34.3%10 others 21.1%
Votes
70,348
44.6% share
Winning margin
16,191
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
54.4%
of 2,89,906
A clear win with a 10.3% margin.
Seat history
6 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRIDHARI YADAV | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 70,348 | 44.6% |
| 2 | MANOJ YADAV | NDA | 54,157 | 34.3% |
| 3 | RAJ KISHOR PRASAD URF PAPPU YADAV | 10,408 | 6.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 8,193 | 5.2% |
| 5 | NARESH KUMAR PRIYADARSHI | IND | 3,007 | 1.9% |
| 6 | SARYUG PANDIT | IND | 2,918 | 1.9% |
| 7 | SHIV KUMAR SINGH | BSP | 2,463 | 1.6% |
| 8 | PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,434 | 0.9% |
| 9 | LAKHAN LAL DEO | SASAPT | 1,422 | 0.9% |
| 10 | RAVINDRA MANDAL | IND | 1,294 | 0.8% |
| 11 | AMRIT TANTI | IND | 1,159 | 0.7% |
| 12 | ARJUN PAL | 978 | 0.6% |
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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.
Average turnout (66th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.8% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
66th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 44.6%BJP 34.3%JMM 6.6%OTH 9.3%NOTA 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 Cr
A 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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.