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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 180 · 1972
Monghyr
Winner — 1972
PRAFULLA KUMAR MISHRA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.5%IND 21.8%5 others 41.7%
Votes
26,168
36.5% share
Winning margin
10,561
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.3%
of 1,13,246
A clear win with a 14.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAFULLA KUMAR MISHRA | Congress (R) | 26,168 | 36.5% |
| 2 | PRATAPNARAIN SINGH | IND | 15,607 | 21.8% |
| 3 | RAM, DEO SINGH | IND | 14,846 | 20.7% |
| 4 | RAVISH CHANDRA VERMA | Grand Alliance | 9,550 | 13.3% |
| 5 | SHAH MUSTAQUE AHMED | 4,853 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | MANOHAR PRASAD | IND | 453 | 0.6% |
| 7 | KAPILDEO CHAUDHARY | IND | 221 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (155th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
155th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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111th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.5%IND 21.8%IND 20.7%BJS 13.3%SOP 6.8%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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