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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2025
Riga
Winner — 2025
BAIDYANATH PRASAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 54.1%INC 38.8%9 others 7.1%
Votes
1,17,393
54.1% share
Winning margin
33,125
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.4%
of 3,17,263
Riga is a safe seat — BAIDYANATH PRASAD won by 15.3%.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹3.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAIDYANATH PRASAD | NDA (NDA) | 1,17,393 | 54.1% |
| 2 | Amit Kumar ‘tunna’ | 84,268 | 38.8% | |
| 3 | RAMASHISH RAY | IND | 4,041 | 1.9% |
| 4 | KRISHNA MOHAN SINGH | JANSURAJ | 3,078 | 1.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,799 | 1.3% |
| 6 | UPENDRA SAHANI | RJBP | 2,256 | 1.0% |
| 7 | MOTILAL RAUT | IND | 849 | 0.4% |
| 8 | DR. PRADEEP KUMAR JAYASWAL | IND | 810 | 0.4% |
| 9 | RAMNATH MAHTO | IND | 669 | 0.3% |
| 10 | DHIRAJ KUMAR | IND | 423 | 0.2% |
| 11 | NAGENDRA KUMAR PASWAN | PPID | 356 | 0.2% |
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
safe15.3%
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 54.1%INC 38.8%OTH 5.7%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹3.37 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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