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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 91 · 2022 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Bochaha
Winner — 2022 by-elections
AMAR KUMAR PASWAN
RJD 49.4%BJP 27.5%11 others 23.2%
Votes
82,562
49.4% share
Winning margin
36,653
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Bochaha is a safe seat — AMAR KUMAR PASWAN won by 21.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMAR KUMAR PASWAN | 82,562 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | BABY KUMARI | 45,909 | 27.5% | |
| 3 | GEETA KUMARI | VSIP | 29,279 | 17.5% |
| 4 | NARESH KUMAR | IND | 1,595 | 0.9% |
| 5 | VIJAY KUMAR CHAUDHARY | IND | 1,392 | 0.8% |
| 6 | TARUN CHAUDHARY | 1,336 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | RAJESH KUMAR | IND | 1,317 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RAMVINAY DAS | IND | 1,161 | 0.7% |
| 9 | VIJAY KUMAR RAM | YKP | 784 | 0.5% |
| 10 | JAYA MANGAL RAM | RJBP | 699 | 0.4% |
| 11 | RINKU DEVI | 541 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | RAJGIR PASWAN | BJKVP | 357 | 0.2% |
| 13 | RAHUL KUMAR | 260 | 0.2% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (14th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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14th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
124th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 49.4%BJP 27.5%VSIP 17.5%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.