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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 161 · 2020
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Winner — 2020
Ram Narayan Mandal
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.8%RJD 33.2%18 others 23.0%
Votes
69,762
43.8% share
Winning margin
16,828
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
62.6%
of 2,54,480
A clear win with a 10.6% margin.
Seat history
8 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Narayan Mandal | NDA (NDA) | 69,762 | 43.8% |
| 2 | Javed Iqbal Ansari | 52,934 | 33.2% | |
| 3 | Kaushal Kumar Singh | 10,996 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Shridhar Mandal | IND | 5,107 | 3.2% |
| 5 | Naresh Kumar Priyadarshi | IND | 2,748 | 1.7% |
| 6 | Pramod Singh Weldone | IND | 2,155 | 1.4% |
| 7 | Pawan Kumar Thakur | IND | 2,072 | 1.3% |
| 8 | Patric Murmu | IND | 2,042 | 1.3% |
| 9 | Manoj Singh, S/-Janardan Singh | IND | 2,040 | 1.3% |
| 10 | Chandra Prakash | IND | 1,792 | 1.1% |
| 11 | Rahul Roushan | RTMNSWP | 1,579 | 1.0% |
| 12 | Manoj Singh, S/-Tekan Singh | IND | 1,328 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,084 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Umakant Yadav | BDlP | 892 | 0.6% |
| 15 | Kashinath Singh | IND | 667 | 0.4% |
| 16 | Prakash Thakur | JP | 564 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Kundan Kumar Ray | BPL | 462 | 0.3% |
| 18 | Roshan Kumar Singh | BHRTSBLP | 456 | 0.3% |
| 19 | Rajesh Yadav | AJPR | 298 | 0.2% |
| 20 | Mohmmad Abrar Muslim | AZSP | 293 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.8% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
27th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
229th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.8%RJD 33.2%RLSP 6.9%OTH 15.4%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
8/19
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.27 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?
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