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Winner — 1977

SYED JABIR HUSSAIN
JNP· Janata
JNP 62.4%IND 9.9%12 others 27.8%
Votes
49,222
62.4% share
Winning margin
41,441
52.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.9%
of 1,31,792

Monghyr is a safe seat — SYED JABIR HUSSAIN won by 52.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SYED JABIR HUSSAIN
Janata
49,22262.4%
2
RAMDEO SINGH YADAV
IND
7,7819.9%
3
BALMIKI PRASAD SINGH
IND
7,6909.7%
4
IZHARUL HAQUE
INC
7,1119.0%
5
OM PRAKASH YADAV
IND
3,6884.7%
6
PRATAP NARAYAN SHARMA
IND
1,1381.4%
7
SIV KUMAR RAM
IND
5280.7%
8
RAJENDRA YADAV
IND
3660.5%
9
MAHENDRA PD. YADAV
IND
3040.4%
10
RANA UMESH SINGH
IND
2800.3%
11
PARMESHWAR PRASAD
IND
2530.3%
12
PRAKASH KUMAR SINHA
IND
2190.3%
13
LOKNATH KUSHWAHA
IND
1750.2%
14
BRAHMDEO YADAV
IND
1620.2%

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.

Average turnout (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
52.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
103rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
91st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 62.4%IND 9.9%IND 9.7%INC 9.0%OTH 9.0%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.

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