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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 237 · 2019 by-elections
Nawada
Winner — 2019 by-elections
Kaushal Yadav
JD(U) 33.6%IND 26.7%6 others 39.7%
Votes
53,880
33.6% share
Winning margin
11,126
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
A clear win with a 6.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaushal Yadav | 53,880 | 33.6% | |
| 2 | Shrawan Kumar | IND | 42,754 | 26.7% |
| 3 | Dhirendra Kumar Sinha | HAMS | 36,357 | 22.7% |
| 4 | Gita Devi | IND | 16,712 | 10.4% |
| 5 | Afsar Nawab | IND | 3,775 | 2.4% |
| 6 | Sumit Kumar | IND | 2,871 | 1.8% |
| 7 | Rajesh Kumar Nirala | IND | 2,431 | 1.5% |
| 8 | Mahtab Kuraishi | IND | 1,586 | 1.0% |
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Low turnout (239th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.9%
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%
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138th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
7 seats · 4 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 33.6%IND 26.7%HAMS 22.7%IND 10.4%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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.