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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 118 · 2000
Mahishi
Winner — 2000
ABDUL GHAFOOR
RJD· RJD
RJD 36.3%JD(U) 23.2%7 others 40.5%
Votes
49,431
36.3% share
Winning margin
17,824
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
66.8%
of 2,04,109
A clear win with a 13.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL GHAFOOR | RJD | 49,431 | 36.3% |
| 2 | SURENDRA YADAV | NDA | 31,607 | 23.2% |
| 3 | TARANAND SADA | INC | 25,877 | 19.0% |
| 4 | GUNJESHWAR SAH | IND | 12,829 | 9.4% |
| 5 | RAJENDRA YADAV | IND | 7,441 | 5.5% |
| 6 | DEO NARAYAN YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 4,472 | 3.3% |
| 7 | DEVANAND YADAV | IND | 2,087 | 1.5% |
| 8 | MAHIUDDIN | IND | 1,440 | 1.1% |
| 9 | JAI JAI RAM MEHTA | BSP | 1,067 | 0.8% |
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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
safe13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.5% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
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229th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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160th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 36.3%JD(U) 23.2%INC 19.0%IND 9.4%IND 5.5%OTH 6.6%
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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