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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1995
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Winner — 1995
MAHESH PRASAD MANDAL
JD· Janata Dal
JD 43.7%INC 37.8%27 others 18.6%
Votes
56,598
43.7% share
Winning margin
7,644
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
60.8%
of 2,13,129
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
29 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESH PRASAD MANDAL | Janata Dal | 56,598 | 43.7% |
| 2 | SADANAND SINGH | INC | 48,954 | 37.8% |
| 3 | AJAN LAL SINGH | BJP | 6,993 | 5.4% |
| 4 | ABHAI KUMAR SINGH | 4,324 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | MANOHAR SINGH | IND | 1,386 | 1.1% |
| 6 | SHANJIV KUMAR BHAGAT | BPP | 1,383 | 1.1% |
| 7 | DWARIKA PD. YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 1,260 | 1.0% |
| 8 | BIBHAKAR SINGH | SJP(R) | 986 | 0.8% |
| 9 | RAMDAS MANDAL | IND | 949 | 0.7% |
| 10 | RATAN KUMAR SINGH | IND | 767 | 0.6% |
| 11 | PREM PRABHAKAR | IND | 691 | 0.5% |
| 12 | RAJ KISHOR SAW | IND | 665 | 0.5% |
| 13 | BHUPAL SAH | IND | 659 | 0.5% |
| 14 | SIYARAM MAHTO | IND | 547 | 0.4% |
| 15 | RAMCHARITRA SINGH | IND | 422 | 0.3% |
| 16 | ASHUTAOSH KUMAR | IND | 383 | 0.3% |
| 17 | FOUJDARI PASWAN | IND | 364 | 0.3% |
| 18 | BARAHAMDEO MANDAL | IND | 288 | 0.2% |
| 19 | SHANKARN YADAV | IND | 252 | 0.2% |
| 20 | ANIL KUMAR SINGH | IND | 245 | 0.2% |
| 21 | DILIP KUMAR MANDAL | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
| 22 | SATYA NARAIAN MANDAL | IND | 211 | 0.2% |
| 23 | KHURSHID ALAM | IND | 204 | 0.2% |
| 24 | GURUCHARAN SAHANI | IND | 196 | 0.1% |
| 25 | PRABHAT KUMAR MANDAL | IND | 167 | 0.1% |
| 26 | RAM REKHA SINGH | IND | 143 | 0.1% |
| 27 | SITA RAM DAS | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 28 | GYAS KHAN | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 29 | PARAS NATH SINGH | IND | 108 | 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 (207th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 2.4% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
207th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
225th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 43.7%INC 37.8%BJP 5.4%OTH 13.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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