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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 205 · 1985
Masaurhi
Winner — 1985
PUNAM DEVI
INC· INC
INC 53.7%LKD 34.3%18 others 12.1%
Votes
47,163
53.7% share
Winning margin
17,066
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
53.6%
of 1,63,960
Masaurhi is a safe seat — PUNAM DEVI won by 19.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUNAM DEVI | INC | 47,163 | 53.7% |
| 2 | GANESH PRASAD SINGH | Lok Dal | 30,097 | 34.3% |
| 3 | VIJERDRA SINGH | IND | 7,757 | 8.8% |
| 4 | PRAMOD PRASAS SINGH | IND | 379 | 0.4% |
| 5 | BAIDAYANATH PRASAD | IND | 226 | 0.3% |
| 6 | RAMJEE PASWAN | ICS | 223 | 0.3% |
| 7 | NAGESAR PRASAD | IND | 208 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SIH PUJAN SINGH | IND | 208 | 0.2% |
| 9 | LALAN SHARMA | IND | 199 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SUNIL PD. SINGH | IND | 198 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MAHENDRA RAM | ICJ | 197 | 0.2% |
| 12 | JAI KUMAR SINGH | IND | 177 | 0.2% |
| 13 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD SAHA | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 14 | NAWAL KISHORE SINGH | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SURENDRA PASWAN | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 16 | RAM NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 114 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAM KISHORE THAKUR | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
| 18 | RAVI SHANKER SHARMA | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SARJUG SINGH | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 20 | KAPISHWAR LAL | IND | 81 | 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.
Average turnout (110th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.4%
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
INC 53.7%LKD 34.3%IND 8.8%OTH 3.3%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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