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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1985
Marhaura
Winner — 1985
BHISHMA PRASAD YADAV
INC· INC
INC 57.7%JNP 19.9%10 others 22.4%
Votes
45,930
57.7% share
Winning margin
30,100
37.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,31,241
Marhaura is a safe seat — BHISHMA PRASAD YADAV won by 37.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHISHMA PRASAD YADAV | INC | 45,930 | 57.7% |
| 2 | RAM DEO SINGH | Janata | 15,830 | 19.9% |
| 3 | SHEO PUJAN PRASAD | Lok Dal | 6,208 | 7.8% |
| 4 | MAHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | BJP | 3,693 | 4.6% |
| 5 | VINOD KUMAR SINGH | IND | 2,590 | 3.3% |
| 6 | AMAR KUMAR PANDEY | IND | 1,754 | 2.2% |
| 7 | SHRIBHAGWAN MANJHI | IND | 1,362 | 1.7% |
| 8 | RAMESHWAR SINGH | IND | 1,268 | 1.6% |
| 9 | RAM PRAVESH SAH | IND | 329 | 0.4% |
| 10 | MADAN MAHTO | IND | 234 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SAROWAR NATH TIWARI | IND | 216 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAM PAT SINGH | IND | 147 | 0.2% |
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 (177th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 3.4% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
177th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
84th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.7%JNP 19.9%LKD 7.8%OTH 14.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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