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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 191 · 1972

Mokameh

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Winner — 1972

KRISHNA SHAHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 58.5%SOP 17.4%8 others 24.1%
Votes
40,459
58.5% share
Winning margin
28,397
41.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.1%
of 1,13,167

Mokameh is a safe seat — KRISHNA SHAHI won by 41.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNA SHAHI
INC
Congress (R)
40,45958.5%
2
VISHU DHARI LAL
SOP
12,06217.4%
3
JAGDISH NARAIN SINGH
NCO
6,7049.7%
4
RAM KISHUN DAS
IND
6,0338.7%
5
RAM BALAK MAHTO
BJS
Grand Alliance
1,2071.8%
6
KARU YADAV
IND
7601.1%
7
KEDAR PRASAD
IND
6911.0%
8
DAROGI YADAV
IND
4620.7%
9
DULARI SINHA
IND
4370.6%
10
DURGA SINGH PATEL
IND
3410.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (98th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
41.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.2% · min 1.8% · max 78.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
98th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
146th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.5%SOP 17.4%NCO 9.7%IND 8.7%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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