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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 118 · 1995
Mahishi
Winner — 1995
ABDUL GAFOOR
JD· Janata Dal
JD 41.1%INC 27.8%18 others 31.1%
Votes
46,715
41.1% share
Winning margin
15,090
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
57.5%
of 1,97,635
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL GAFOOR | Janata Dal | 46,715 | 41.1% |
| 2 | LAHTAN CHOUDHARY | INC | 31,625 | 27.8% |
| 3 | YOGENDRA MUKHIA | Samajwadi Party | 8,189 | 7.2% |
| 4 | RAMJI ROY | 6,673 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | RAVNESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | BPP | 5,815 | 5.1% |
| 6 | KAPILESHWAR SINGH | BJP | 5,130 | 4.5% |
| 7 | SHIV NANDAN SADA | IND | 1,929 | 1.7% |
| 8 | KEWAL MANDAL | IND | 1,403 | 1.2% |
| 9 | RADHA KANT CHOUDHARY | 1,182 | 1.0% | |
| 10 | BECHAN SAH | IND | 1,162 | 1.0% |
| 11 | MOHAN KUMAR VERMA | IND | 1,095 | 1.0% |
| 12 | KAMAL KISHOR SAH | IND | 619 | 0.5% |
| 13 | PHANI LAL SADA | IND | 377 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAM PUKAR YADAV | IND | 369 | 0.3% |
| 15 | VALESHWAR SINGH | IND | 348 | 0.3% |
| 16 | IJHAR AHMAD | IND | 319 | 0.3% |
| 17 | SOCHINDRA SAH | IND | 299 | 0.3% |
| 18 | RAVINDRA KUMAR SAH | IND | 166 | 0.1% |
| 19 | ANIL KUMAR | IND | 151 | 0.1% |
| 20 | SHIV SHANKAR SINGH | IND | 144 | 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.
Low turnout (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.5% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
229th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
160th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 41.1%INC 27.8%SP 7.2%SAP 5.9%BPP 5.1%OTH 12.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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