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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 140 · 2000Reserved (SC)
Korha
Winner — 2000
MAHESH PASWAN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 41.4%INC 28.5%6 others 30.1%
Votes
45,513
41.4% share
Winning margin
14,136
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
64.3%
of 1,71,221
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESH PASWAN | NDA (NDA) | 45,513 | 41.4% |
| 2 | SUNITA DEVI | INC | 31,377 | 28.5% |
| 3 | VISHWANATH RISHI | RJD | 24,655 | 22.4% |
| 4 | SITA RAM DAS | NCP | 7,165 | 6.5% |
| 5 | RITLAL RAM | AD | 381 | 0.3% |
| 6 | KISHOR KUMAR | BSP | 365 | 0.3% |
| 7 | PARSHURAM PASWAN | IND | 302 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SHAMBU KUMAR DAS | IND | 276 | 0.3% |
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 (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 2.8% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
75th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
93rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.4%INC 28.5%RJD 22.4%NCP 6.5%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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