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Bihar · PC 40 · 1957

Ranchi East

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

M.R.MASANI
Jharkhand Party
JHP 34.6%INC 32.6%5 others 32.8%
Votes
39,025
34.6% share
Winning margin
2,240
2.0% of votes
Total votes cast
1,12,864
Candidates
7
Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.R.MASANI
JHP
39,02534.6%
2
MD. IBRAHIM ANSARI
36,78532.6%
3
RABINDRA NATH CHOUDHARY
IND
13,60512.1%
4
RAMESHWAR MAHTO
IND
12,33210.9%
5
J.C.HAWARD
IND
4,3113.8%
6
JOHN DAVID MAXWELL HAMILTON BAZRAJ
IND
3,4533.1%
7
MUNZINI DAVID
IND
3,3533.0%

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.

Low turnout (35th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 2.0% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
51%
lowerhigher
35th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
13th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JHP 34.6%INC 32.6%IND 12.1%IND 10.9%OTH 9.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Jamui, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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