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Bihar · PC 27 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

Monghyr Sadar and Jamui

Winner — Lok Sabha 1951

BANARSI PD. SINHA
Also elected — same seat
NAYAN TARA DAS
Indian National Congress· 1,18,241 votes
INC 25.4%INC 22.8%4 others 51.8%
Votes
1,31,586
25.4% share
Winning margin
33,536
6.5% of votes
Total votes cast
5,18,714
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANARSI PD. SINHAElected
1,31,58625.4%
2
NAYAN TARA DASElected
1,18,24122.8%
3
RAM KISHUN LAL
98,05018.9%
4
RAMESHWAR YADAV
79,66915.4%
5
KALIKA PRASAD SINGH
KMPP
56,72910.9%
6
HARI DASH
IND
34,4396.6%

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 (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
27th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
2nd of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.4%INC 22.8%SP 18.9%SP 15.4%KMPP 10.9%IND 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Banka, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banka Silk🏷️Katarni RiceGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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