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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 50 · 2000Reserved (SC)

Mahua

Winner — 2000

DASAI CHOWDHARY
RJD· RJD
RJD 51.0%JD(U) 43.3%6 others 5.7%
Votes
60,478
51.0% share
Winning margin
9,070
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.0%
of 1,69,495

A clear win with a 7.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DASAI CHOWDHARY
RJD
60,47851.0%
2
MUNSHI LAL PASWAN
NDA
51,40843.3%
3
SURENDRA PASWAN
INC
2,7232.3%
4
CHATRBHUJ PASWAN
IND
1,4831.3%
5
KUSHA RAM
IND
1,2181.0%
6
BALENDAR DAS
BSP
6540.6%
7
RAJGIR PASWAN
BJC(R)
5310.5%
8
BINDESHWAR PASWAN
BHJVP
1950.2%

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
7.6%
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
RJD 51.0%JD(U) 43.3%OTH 5.7%

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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