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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 112 · 1967
Mahishi
Winner — 1967
P. KUMAR
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 36.9%INC 21.0%7 others 42.1%
Votes
19,335
36.9% share
Winning margin
8,341
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
58.1%
of 90,277
Mahishi is a safe seat — P. KUMAR won by 15.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. KUMAR | Samyukta Socialist Party | 19,335 | 36.9% |
| 2 | K. MAHTON | INC | 10,994 | 21.0% |
| 3 | P. YADAV | IND | 8,342 | 15.9% |
| 4 | M. JAINUDDIN | IND | 4,246 | 8.1% |
| 5 | B.P. SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 3,966 | 7.6% |
| 6 | S.R. BHAGAT | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,139 | 4.1% |
| 7 | R. KUMAR | JKD | 1,706 | 3.3% |
| 8 | K. PASWAN | IND | 898 | 1.7% |
| 9 | K. KHAN | IND | 800 | 1.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (197th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.3% · max 25.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
197th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
95th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 36.9%INC 21.0%IND 15.9%IND 8.1%PSP 7.6%OTH 10.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
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