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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1972
Mahnar
Winner — 1972
MUNISHWAR PRASAD SINGH
SOP 55.6%INC 29.5%4 others 14.9%
Votes
41,737
55.5% share
Winning margin
19,568
26.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.4%
of 1,14,890
Mahnar is a safe seat — MUNISHWAR PRASAD SINGH won by 26.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNISHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 41,737 | 55.5% | |
| 2 | SHANTI JAYSAWAL | Congress (R) | 22,169 | 29.5% |
| 3 | SUBHADRA SINHA | Grand Alliance | 6,635 | 8.8% |
| 4 | RAVINDRA NATH SINGH | IND | 1,932 | 2.6% |
| 5 | VASUDEO SINGH | IND | 1,624 | 2.2% |
| 6 | KISHORI PRASAD SINGH | 1,037 | 1.4% |
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 (53rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.6% · max 59.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.35
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
154th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 55.5%INC 29.5%BJS 8.8%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute🏷️MakhanaGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.