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Bihar · PC 24 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Monghyr

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

BANARSI PD. SINHA
Also elected — same seat
NAYAN TARA DAS
Indian National Congress· 1,50,621 votes
INC 25.4%INC 22.7%5 others 52.0%
Votes
1,68,397
25.4% share
Winning margin
47,818
7.2% of votes
Total votes cast
6,63,987
Candidates
7
Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANARSI PD. SINHAElected
1,68,39725.4%
2
NAYAN TARA DASElected
1,50,62122.7%
3
RAMESHWAR YADAV
1,20,57918.2%
4
RAMESHWAR PD. VERMA
1,14,44517.2%
5
RAJESHWAR PRASAD
IND
52,8188.0%
6
BULAKI PD. SINGH
IND
36,8025.5%
7
BISHUN LAL CHAUDHARY
IND
20,3253.1%

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 (14th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 1.8% · max 47.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
14th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.4%INC 22.7%PSP 18.2%PSP 17.2%IND 8.0%IND 5.5%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chilli🏺Maize

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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