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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1990Reserved (SC)

Mohania

Winner — 1990

SHIWADHAR PASWAN
JD· National Front
JD 48.6%BSP 17.1%14 others 34.3%
Votes
36,636
48.6% share
Winning margin
23,737
31.5% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
47.5%
of 1,58,777

Mohania is a safe seat — SHIWADHAR PASWAN won by 31.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIWADHAR PASWAN
National Front
36,63648.6%
2
ISHWAR DEYAL RAM
12,89917.1%
3
RAM BACHAN PASWAN
INC
10,31913.7%
4
PRABHU LAL PASWAN
IPF
8,22510.9%
5
HARIDWAR RAM
BJP
2,3423.1%
6
MURLIDHAR RAM
JNP(JP)
1,4171.9%
7
LEELA DEVI
IND
1,0581.4%
8
HIRA LAL RAM
IND
7271.0%
9
RAMA SHRIT RAM
BKUS
4730.6%
10
MOTI LAL RAM
IND
3060.4%
11
SHEO PATI RAM
DMKP
2840.4%
12
SHEO RATAN RAM
1880.3%
13
RAM KISHORE PRASAD
IND
1550.2%
14
RAM VACHAN RAM
LKD(B)
1490.2%
15
TRILOKI RAM
IND
1480.2%
16
BRINDA PASWAN
IND
1200.2%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.5%
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
JD 48.6%BSP 17.1%INC 13.7%IPF 10.9%OTH 9.8%

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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