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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Mahua

Winner — 1995

MUNSHI LAL PASWAN
JD· Janata Dal
JD 57.8%SAP 18.8%19 others 23.4%
Votes
57,621
57.8% share
Winning margin
38,879
39.0% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
60.0%
of 1,66,065

Mahua is a safe seat — MUNSHI LAL PASWAN won by 39.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUNSHI LAL PASWAN
Janata Dal
57,62157.8%
2
KAPILESHWAR RAM KESARI
18,74218.8%
3
DASAI CHOUDHARY
IND
6,6516.7%
4
PARAS NATH RAM
INC
4,7334.8%
5
BIPIN SINHA
BJP
2,2612.3%
6
KRISHNANDAN KUMAR
BPP
1,7181.7%
7
NANDESHWAR RAM
Samajwadi Party
1,4121.4%
8
KAUSHAL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
IND
8180.8%
9
RAMESHWAR PASWAN
IND
6570.7%
10
UPENDRA DAS
6090.6%
11
JALANDHAR RAM
IND
5650.6%
12
JAISHANKER PRASAD
IND
5530.6%
13
KAMESHWAR PASWAN
IND
5450.6%
14
SUKHDEO RAM
IND
4920.5%
15
LALA PASWAN
IND
4740.5%
16
LAKSHAMAN PASWAN
IND
4710.5%
17
RAM SHANKER PASWAN
IND
4050.4%
18
LAL BAHADUE DAS
IND
3310.3%
19
SHIVIL PASWAN
IND
2650.3%
20
LAKSHMI NARAIN HIMANSHU
IND
2170.2%
21
RAJIV RANJAN SEN
IND
1450.1%

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.

Average turnout (61st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
39.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 1.6% · max 70.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
61st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.87
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
112th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 57.8%SAP 18.8%IND 6.7%OTH 16.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute🏷️MakhanaGI

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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