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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1977
Muzaffarpur
Winner — 1977
MANJAY LAL
JNP· Janata
JNP 55.4%CPI 29.7%18 others 15.0%
Votes
29,446
55.4% share
Winning margin
13,681
25.7% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
43.5%
of 1,22,090
Muzaffarpur is a safe seat — MANJAY LAL won by 25.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANJAY LAL | Janata | 29,446 | 55.4% |
| 2 | RAMDEV SHARMA | Left | 15,765 | 29.6% |
| 3 | KRISHNA NANDAN SAHAY | IND | 3,177 | 6.0% |
| 4 | SHIVA SHANKAR RAZAK | IND | 761 | 1.4% |
| 5 | SHIV SWAROOP SHARMA | IND | 748 | 1.4% |
| 6 | KRISHNA MURARI PANDEY | IND | 494 | 0.9% |
| 7 | M. JIYAUDDIN | IND | 410 | 0.8% |
| 8 | PEYARE RAM | IND | 410 | 0.8% |
| 9 | DEVENDRA RAKESH | IND | 399 | 0.8% |
| 10 | SHIV NARAIN SINGH | IND | 291 | 0.6% |
| 11 | BINDHU BHUSHAN CHAKRAWARTI | IND | 221 | 0.4% |
| 12 | TRIBHUWAN NATH CHOUDHARY | IND | 186 | 0.3% |
| 13 | KAMALESHWAR PRASAD SINHA | IND | 138 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAGHUBIR PRASAD | IND | 137 | 0.3% |
| 15 | BINDA SINGH | IND | 129 | 0.2% |
| 16 | MUKTESHWAR SINGH | IND | 114 | 0.2% |
| 17 | VISHWANATH PRASAD GUPTA | IND | 103 | 0.2% |
| 18 | MANOJ KUMAR SINHA | IND | 102 | 0.2% |
| 19 | SARYU TIWARI | IND | 84 | 0.2% |
| 20 | SITARAM SAHNI | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (74th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.5% · min 0.4% · max 67.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
74th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
237th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
90th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.4%CPI 29.6%IND 6.0%OTH 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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