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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 171 · 2010
Asthawan
Winner — 2010
JITENDRA KUMAR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 50.6%LJP 32.3%12 others 17.0%
Votes
54,176
50.6% share
Winning margin
19,570
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
45.9%
of 2,32,889
Asthawan is a safe seat — JITENDRA KUMAR won by 18.3%.
Seat history
1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JITENDRA KUMAR | NDA (NDA) | 54,176 | 50.6% |
| 2 | KAPILDEV PRASAD SINGH | 34,606 | 32.4% | |
| 3 | JUGESHWAR MANJHI | IND | 4,286 | 4.0% |
| 4 | SATISH KUMAR | INC | 4,276 | 4.0% |
| 5 | ANIL KUMAR | IND | 2,111 | 2.0% |
| 6 | JAYMANTI DEVI | IND | 1,983 | 1.9% |
| 7 | SANJAY KUMAR | BSP | 979 | 0.9% |
| 8 | GANESH RAM | IND | 959 | 0.9% |
| 9 | AJAY KUMAR |  MUL | 885 | 0.8% |
| 10 | DIPAK KUMAR | 865 | 0.8% | |
| 11 | MURARI KUMAR | 522 | 0.5% | |
| 12 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | IND | 519 | 0.5% |
| 13 | MADHAV KISHORE PRASAD | SMBHP | 492 | 0.5% |
| 14 | HARI KANT PRASAD | IJK | 320 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (236th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 3.5% · max 32.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
236th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 50.6%LJP 32.4%OTH 17.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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