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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2020
Riga
Winner — 2020
MOTI LAL PRASAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 53.1%INC 35.0%21 others 12.0%
Votes
95,226
53.1% share
Winning margin
32,495
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
57.4%
of 3,12,648
Riga is a safe seat — MOTI LAL PRASAD won by 18.1%.
Seat history
3 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.77 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTI LAL PRASAD | NDA (NDA) | 95,226 | 53.1% |
| 2 | AMIT KUMAR | 62,731 | 35.0% | |
| 3 | MUNNI SINGH | BSP | 4,255 | 2.4% |
| 4 | GIRDHARI SAH | IND | 2,617 | 1.5% |
| 5 | SAMSUDDIN ANSARI | BMUP | 2,343 | 1.3% |
| 6 | DEVENDRA KUMAR SINHA | IND | 1,583 | 0.9% |
| 7 | CHANDRIKA PRASAD | IND | 1,574 | 0.9% |
| 8 | RAMBABU SAH S/O-SHRI NATHUNI SAH | 1,410 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 837 | 0.5% |
| 10 | MOHAN SINGH | RJSPS | 704 | 0.4% |
| 11 | ABHISHEK RAJA | IND | 667 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RAVI KUMAR | TPLRSP | 634 | 0.3% |
| 13 | BINDESHWAR MAHTO | RPPRINAT | 630 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD | JAPL | 623 | 0.3% |
| 15 | UPENDRA SAHANI | RJBP | 618 | 0.3% |
| 16 | GHUFRAN ASAD | JNSNGHDL | 565 | 0.3% |
| 17 | AKHILESH KUMAR SUMAN | 455 | 0.3% | |
| 18 | MOTI LAL RAUT | IND | 449 | 0.3% |
| 19 | BRAHMDEV NAYAK | IND | 403 | 0.2% |
| 20 | DILIP KUMAR SHRIVASTAV | IND | 358 | 0.2% |
| 21 | BINDESHWAR SAH | PBLBRP | 297 | 0.2% |
| 22 | BHARAT PATEL | JMBP | 246 | 0.1% |
| 23 | RAM BABU SAH, S/O- NEWALAL SAH | IND | 224 | 0.1% |
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
safe18.1%
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 53.1%INC 35.0%OTH 11.5%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/22
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.77 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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