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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 205 · 1980
Masaurhi
Winner — 1980
GANESH PRASAD SINGH
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 41.0%JNP(SR) 25.4%12 others 33.6%
Votes
46,334
41.0% share
Winning margin
17,680
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
74.0%
of 1,52,746
Masaurhi is a safe seat — GANESH PRASAD SINGH won by 15.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANESH PRASAD SINGH | JNP(SC) | 46,334 | 41.0% |
| 2 | RABINDRA PRASAD | JNP(SR) | 28,654 | 25.4% |
| 3 | SHIVDENI SHARMA | 18,207 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | TRIVENI SHARMA | Left | 6,617 | 5.9% |
| 5 | RAMDEO PRASAD YADAV | BJP | 4,518 | 4.0% |
| 6 | HARE KRISHNA PRASAD SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 3,056 | 2.7% |
| 7 | BALA LAKHAN PASWAN | IND | 2,584 | 2.3% |
| 8 | MAHENDRA RAM | IND | 2,011 | 1.8% |
| 9 | JAGNATH SHARMA | IND | 240 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SURESH SINGH | IND | 206 | 0.2% |
| 11 | TRIPURARI SHARAN SINGH | JNP(JP) | 197 | 0.2% |
| 12 | LALLAN SHARMA | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BRIJNANDAN SAHAY | SSD | 135 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BALBIR SINGH | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
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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 (110th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.4% · max 46.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
110th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
214th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 41.0%JNP(SR) 25.4%INC(U) 16.1%CPI 5.9%OTH 11.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%
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.