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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 227 · 1985
Dinara
Winner — 1985
LAKSHUMAN RAI
INC· INC
INC 49.9%LKD 45.8%17 others 4.3%
Votes
51,737
49.9% share
Winning margin
4,217
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
78.0%
of 1,33,050
A closely fought contest. LAKSHUMAN RAI won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHUMAN RAI | INC | 51,737 | 49.9% |
| 2 | RAM DHANI SINGH | Lok Dal | 47,520 | 45.8% |
| 3 | RAM KRISHNA ALIAS BABUJEE | BJP | 1,699 | 1.6% |
| 4 | INDER SINGH | IND | 614 | 0.6% |
| 5 | BIKRAMA PANDEY | IND | 492 | 0.5% |
| 6 | SUBHASH CHANDRA SINGH | Janata | 310 | 0.3% |
| 7 | LAKSHMAN RAM | ICJ | 259 | 0.3% |
| 8 | LAKSHMAN SINGH | IND | 189 | 0.2% |
| 9 | GUTHALI SINGH | IND | 154 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RAMA SHANKER SARKAR | ICS | 139 | 0.1% |
| 11 | AYODHYA MISHRA | IND | 136 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BHAGWAN CHAUDHARY | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SHRI BHAGWAN PATHAK | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BANARASI SINGH | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAM PATI PANDEY | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 16 | LAKSHMAN PANDIT | IND | 51 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SHRI KRISHAN SHARMA | IND | 26 | 0.0% |
| 18 | RAM PADRATH RAM | IND | 14 | 0.0% |
| 19 | ANANT SINGH | IND | 7 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (120th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.7% · max 50.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
120th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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123rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.9%LKD 45.8%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
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