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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Mohania

Winner — 1985

MAHABIR PASWAN
INC· INC
INC 46.0%JNP 27.4%7 others 26.7%
Votes
33,201
46.0% share
Winning margin
13,444
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
52.3%
of 1,38,107

Mohania is a safe seat — MAHABIR PASWAN won by 18.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHABIR PASWAN
INC
33,20146.0%
2
BHAGWAT PRASAD
Janata
19,75727.4%
3
RAMGRIH RAM
Lok Dal
7,83910.9%
4
SOHRAI RAM
ICJ
4,9466.8%
5
RAJNI DANT RAM
IND
2,4083.3%
6
MURLIDHAR RAM
BJP
1,6222.3%
7
RAMAYAN DUSADH
IND
1,2211.7%
8
RASHRIT RAM
IND
9711.3%
9
RAMADHAR RAM
IND
2490.3%

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 (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.4% · max 51.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
86th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
37th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.0%JNP 27.4%LKD 10.9%ICJ 6.8%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

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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