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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1980
Maharajganj
Winner — 1980
UMASHANKAR SINGH (SAWAN BIGRAH)
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 42.7%INC(I) 35.9%3 others 21.3%
Votes
31,589
42.7% share
Winning margin
5,039
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.3%
of 1,24,595
A clear win with a 6.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMASHANKAR SINGH (SAWAN BIGRAH) | JNP(JP) | 31,589 | 42.7% |
| 2 | ANUSUYA JAYASWAL |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 26,550 | 35.9% |
| 3 | UMASHANKAR SINGH (BAJRAHIA) | Left | 11,556 | 15.6% |
| 4 | SHEO PRASHAN YADAV | 2,588 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | YENGALI THAKUR | JNP(SC) | 1,638 | 2.2% |
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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 (91st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.8% · max 41.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
91st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
125th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 42.7%INC(I) 35.9%CPI 15.6%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
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.