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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 118 · 1985
Mahishi
Winner — 1985
LAHTAN CHOUDHARY
INC· INC
INC 62.5%LKD 12.9%16 others 24.6%
Votes
69,281
62.5% share
Winning margin
55,031
49.7% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
71.2%
of 1,55,670
Mahishi is a safe seat — LAHTAN CHOUDHARY won by 49.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAHTAN CHOUDHARY | INC | 69,281 | 62.5% |
| 2 | DEVANAND YADAV | Lok Dal | 14,250 | 12.9% |
| 3 | SADASHIVA CHOUDHARY | IND | 10,140 | 9.2% |
| 4 | PARMESHWAR KUMAR | Janata | 5,124 | 4.6% |
| 5 | ABDUL KHALIL AHMED | Left | 4,892 | 4.4% |
| 6 | RAMAGYA PD. SINGH | IND | 1,711 | 1.5% |
| 7 | A. R. AMBER | IND | 1,599 | 1.4% |
| 8 | MADAN MOHAN MISHRA | BJP | 731 | 0.7% |
| 9 | ASARFI SHARMA | IND | 618 | 0.6% |
| 10 | DINESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 595 | 0.5% |
| 11 | TARA CHARAN JHA | IND | 544 | 0.5% |
| 12 | NOOR ALAM KHAN | IND | 363 | 0.3% |
| 13 | KHUSAR SADA | IND | 320 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAM PUKAR YADAV | IND | 210 | 0.2% |
| 15 | RAVNESHWAR PD. SINGH | IND | 162 | 0.1% |
| 16 | LALIT KUMAR | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 17 | DHYANI PAS | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 18 | ANWAR ALAM | IND | 64 | 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.
Low turnout (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe49.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.5% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
229th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
160th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.5%LKD 12.9%IND 9.2%OTH 15.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
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