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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 242 · 1957Reserved (ST)
Manjari
Winner — 1957
SAMAD SANATAN
JHP
JHP 52.0%IND 38.4%1 others 9.6%
Votes
12,666
52.0% share
Winning margin
3,303
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
34.7%
of 70,291
A clear win with a 13.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMAD SANATAN | JHP | 12,666 | 52.0% |
| 2 | PURNA CHANDRA BIRUA | IND | 9,363 | 38.4% |
| 3 | SANATAN TOMSOY | IND | 2,348 | 9.6% |
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 (59th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.6% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
59th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
105th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JHP 52.0%IND 38.4%IND 9.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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