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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1985
Mahnar
Winner — 1985
MUNSHI LAL RAI
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 41.1%INC 37.1%17 others 21.8%
Votes
39,784
41.1% share
Winning margin
3,792
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
66.8%
of 1,45,118
A closely fought contest. MUNSHI LAL RAI won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNSHI LAL RAI | Lok Dal | 39,784 | 41.1% |
| 2 | MITILESHWAR PRASAD | INC | 35,992 | 37.1% |
| 3 | MUNISHWAR PRASAD | Janata | 12,069 | 12.4% |
| 4 | VIJAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 5,307 | 5.5% |
| 5 | ASGAR ALI ANSARI | IND | 768 | 0.8% |
| 6 | RAMA KANT SINGH | IND | 436 | 0.5% |
| 7 | ABDHESH NARAIN SINGH | BJP | 429 | 0.4% |
| 8 | MAHESHWAR RAI | IND | 417 | 0.4% |
| 9 | RAMA NAND SINGH | IND | 378 | 0.4% |
| 10 | RAGHUBANSH SINGH | IND | 325 | 0.3% |
| 11 | GENA SINGH | IND | 201 | 0.2% |
| 12 | MAHIM KUMAR SINGH | IND | 186 | 0.2% |
| 13 | NAGENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 175 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SHIVA CHNDRA THAKUR | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PUNIT RAI | IND | 114 | 0.1% |
| 16 | KUSESHAR HAZARA | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 17 | VIRENDRA SINGH | IND | 41 | 0.0% |
| 18 | VISHWANATH RAI | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 19 | GULAM FARID KHAN | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
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 (132nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.2% · max 48.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
132nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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66th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 41.1%INC 37.1%JNP 12.4%IND 5.5%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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