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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 216 · 1951Reserved (ST)
Masalia
Winner — 1951
MADAN BESRA
JHP
JHP 53.2%INC 46.8%
Votes
25,116
53.2% share
Winning margin
3,020
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
61.6%
of 76,676
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADAN BESRA | JHP | 25,116 | 53.2% |
| 2 | SATYACHARAN BESRA | 22,096 | 46.8% |
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 (176th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
176th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
56th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JHP 53.2%INC 46.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushroom🏺Rice
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Ancient Buddhistic images and sculptures colectted underneath a shed
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancient Buddhistic images and sculptures colectted underneath a shed
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.