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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 201 · 1977
Mokameh
Winner — 1977
KRISHNA SHAHI
INC· INC
INC 44.0%JNP 42.4%8 others 13.7%
Votes
31,416
44.0% share
Winning margin
1,149
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
58.0%
of 1,23,169
Mokameh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,149 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA SHAHI | INC | 31,416 | 44.0% |
| 2 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR PRASAD | Janata | 30,267 | 42.4% |
| 3 | VINDESHWAR RAI | IND | 3,554 | 5.0% |
| 4 | ROHAN MAHTO | IND | 2,456 | 3.4% |
| 5 | LALDIN | IND | 1,728 | 2.4% |
| 6 | KRISHNANANDAN PD. SINGH | IND | 858 | 1.2% |
| 7 | TARKESHWAR SINGH | IND | 457 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SHIVA SHANKAR PD. SINGH | IND | 260 | 0.4% |
| 9 | CHANDO SINGH | IND | 259 | 0.4% |
| 10 | SARYUG SHARMA | IND | 202 | 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.
Low turnout (212th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.3% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
212th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
145th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.0%JNP 42.4%OTH 13.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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