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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1995
Gaighatti
Winner — 1995
MAHESHWAR PD. YADVA
JD· Janata Dal
JD 54.1%BPP 30.5%21 others 15.4%
Votes
52,128
54.1% share
Winning margin
22,761
23.6% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
64.1%
of 1,50,317
Gaighatti is a safe seat — MAHESHWAR PD. YADVA won by 23.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESHWAR PD. YADVA | Janata Dal | 52,128 | 54.1% |
| 2 | ANAND MOHAN | BPP | 29,367 | 30.5% |
| 3 | MAHADEV SAHNI | IND | 4,524 | 4.7% |
| 4 | VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | INC | 2,239 | 2.3% |
| 5 | KALI PD. SINGH | IND | 988 | 1.0% |
| 6 | VIJAY KUMAR | BJP | 875 | 0.9% |
| 7 | AMIT KUMAR | Samajwadi Party | 852 | 0.9% |
| 8 | TAPESHWAR PASWAN | IND | 717 | 0.7% |
| 9 | MD. BAKHTIAR AHMAD | IND | 676 | 0.7% |
| 10 | JITENDRA PD. SINGH | 642 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | PARICHHAN RAM | IND | 524 | 0.5% |
| 12 | MITHILESH KUMAR | IND | 500 | 0.5% |
| 13 | RAM SWARTH SAH | 431 | 0.5% | |
| 14 | RAMA CHAUDHARY | IND | 299 | 0.3% |
| 15 | NAGESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | IND | 287 | 0.3% |
| 16 | SHYAM KUMAR SINGH | IND | 221 | 0.2% |
| 17 | RAM BALAK MANDAL | BKUS | 193 | 0.2% |
| 18 | RAGHUBIR SINGH | IND | 191 | 0.2% |
| 19 | RAMCHANDRA RAY | IND | 185 | 0.2% |
| 20 | SATYANARAYAN CHAUDHARY | IND | 162 | 0.2% |
| 21 | RAMLALA PD. YADAV | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 22 | RAGHUNATH CHAUDHARY | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 23 | CHANDRIKA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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13th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
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22nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 54.1%BPP 30.5%OTH 15.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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