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Bihar · PC 32 · 1989

Monghyr

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

DHANRAJ SINGH
JD· National Front
JD 39.2%INC 31.5%10 others 29.3%
Votes
2,79,533
40.2% share
Winning margin
55,186
7.9% of votes
Total votes cast
7,12,863
Candidates
12
Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHANRAJ SINGH
2,79,53340.2%
2
DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV
2,24,34732.3%
3
BRAHMA NAND MANDAL
1,71,05524.6%
4
COMPANY PASWAN
IND
14,0542.0%
5
GOPI CHANRA SITARA
IND
1,3810.2%
6
OM PARKASH SHUKLA
IND
1,1730.2%
7
BHAGWAN DAS
IND
9690.1%
8
GRINDRA MOHAN SINGH
IND
7170.1%
9
AWADH KISHOR BHAYA
4870.1%
10
SADA NAND SINGH
IND
3560.1%
11
JAGAT NARAYAN BHAGAT
IND
3490.1%
12
SUK DEO MANDAL
IND
3020.0%

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 (37th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.5% · max 34.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
37th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
30th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 40.2%INC 32.3%CPI 24.6%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
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