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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1957
Muzaffarpur
Winner — 1957
MAHAMAYA PD. SINHA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 53.9%INC 46.1%
Votes
19,505
53.9% share
Winning margin
2,804
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
61.8%
of 58,549
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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.
High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.1% · max 45.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
157th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 53.9%INC 46.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
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