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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAHTAN CHOUDHARY
INC
69,28162.5%
2
DEVANAND YADAV
Lok Dal
14,25012.9%
3
SADASHIVA CHOUDHARY
IND
10,1409.2%
4
PARMESHWAR KUMAR
Janata
5,1244.6%
5
ABDUL KHALIL AHMED
Left
4,8924.4%
6
RAMAGYA PD. SINGH
IND
1,7111.5%
7
A. R. AMBER
IND
1,5991.4%
8
MADAN MOHAN MISHRA
BJP
7310.7%
9
ASARFI SHARMA
IND
6180.6%
10
DINESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
5950.5%
11
TARA CHARAN JHA
IND
5440.5%
12
NOOR ALAM KHAN
IND
3630.3%
13
KHUSAR SADA
IND
3200.3%
14
RAM PUKAR YADAV
IND
2100.2%
15
RAVNESHWAR PD. SINGH
IND
1620.1%
16
LALIT KUMAR
IND
940.1%
17
DHYANI PAS
IND
700.1%
18
ANWAR ALAM
IND
640.1%

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
safe
49.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.5% · max 49.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
229th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
160th of 243

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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