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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Jahanabad
Winner — 1962
MAHABIR CHAUDHARY
INC· INC
INC 45.1%PSP 43.0%3 others 11.9%
Votes
15,598
45.1% share
Winning margin
733
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
45.7%
of 75,635
A closely fought contest. MAHABIR CHAUDHARY won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHABIR CHAUDHARY | INC | 15,598 | 45.1% |
| 2 | SHAKTI KUMAR | Praja Socialist Party | 14,865 | 43.0% |
| 3 | SHEOPATI MOCHI | SOC | 2,403 | 7.0% |
| 4 | RAMDAHIN MANJHI | Swatantra Party | 1,233 | 3.6% |
| 5 | RAM RAKSHYA RAM | IND | 464 | 1.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (239th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.1%
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%
lowerhigher
138th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.1%PSP 43.0%SOC 7.0%OTH 4.9%
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.