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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1967
Maharajganj
Winner — 1967
K.P. SHAHI
PSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
PSP 36.0%INC 36.0%5 others 28.0%
Votes
16,501
36.0% share
Winning margin
26
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
43.6%
of 1,05,160
Maharajganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 26 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.P. SHAHI | Praja Socialist Party | 16,501 | 36.0% |
| 2 | U. PRASAD | INC | 16,475 | 36.0% |
| 3 | A. SINGH | Samyukta Socialist Party | 5,225 | 11.4% |
| 4 | S. TIWARI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,616 | 5.7% |
| 5 | R.P. SINGH | IND | 2,040 | 4.5% |
| 6 | R.N. SHARMA | IND | 1,490 | 3.3% |
| 7 | SUKHDEOJIE | IND | 1,456 | 3.2% |
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 (213th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 47.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
213th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
188th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 36.0%INC 36.0%SSP 11.4%BJS 5.7%OTH 10.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.