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Winner — 1980

RAMESHWAR DUTTA SHARMA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 48.0%JNP(JP) 47.3%4 others 4.6%
Votes
33,448
48.0% share
Winning margin
492
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.9%
of 1,26,842

Manjhi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 492 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESHWAR DUTTA SHARMA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
33,44848.0%
2
RAM BAHADUR SINGH
JNP(JP)
32,95647.3%
3
RAMAYAN SINGH
IND
1,2101.7%
4
HIRABAN
IND
7111.0%
5
SUKSHMA TIWARY
IND
6550.9%
6
KEDAR NATH GUPTA
IND
6410.9%

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 (191st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
191st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
230th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.0%JNP(JP) 47.3%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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