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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 118 · 1977
Mahishi
Winner — 1977
PARMESHWAR KUMAR
JNP· Janata
JNP 64.6%INC 27.5%4 others 7.9%
Votes
49,505
64.6% share
Winning margin
28,448
37.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.9%
of 1,19,968
Mahishi is a safe seat — PARMESHWAR KUMAR won by 37.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARMESHWAR KUMAR | Janata | 49,505 | 64.6% |
| 2 | LATHAN CHOUDHARY | INC | 21,057 | 27.5% |
| 3 | RAM SEVAK YADAV | IND | 2,402 | 3.1% |
| 4 | PRABHAS SAH | IND | 1,843 | 2.4% |
| 5 | BHAWESH MISHRA | IND | 943 | 1.2% |
| 6 | VASUDEO MUKHEYA | IND | 858 | 1.1% |
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 (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.5% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
229th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
160th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 64.6%INC 27.5%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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