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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 167 · 2005 (Feb)

Monghyr

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

DR. MONAZIR HASSAN
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 57.7%IND 21.6%9 others 20.6%
Votes
63,222
57.7% share
Winning margin
39,542
36.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
48.6%
of 2,25,155

Monghyr is a safe seat — DR. MONAZIR HASSAN won by 36.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. MONAZIR HASSAN
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
63,22257.7%
2
RINKI DEVI
IND
23,68021.6%
3
MAUSAM
RJD
10,99010.0%
4
ABHIMANYU KUMAR
LJP
5,2934.8%
5
BIMAL ROY
SAP
1,5401.4%
6
SANJAY YADAV
IND
1,4241.3%
7
RAMDEV SINGH YADAV
RLD
1,0911.0%
8
MANOHAR PASWAN
RLSM
7160.7%
9
SANJAY KR. KESHRI
BSP
BSP
6890.6%
10
DHARMENDRA MANDAL
IND
4920.4%
11
BABU LAL PASWAN
IND
3720.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (145th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
36.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 2.3% · max 45.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
145th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
109th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 57.7%IND 21.6%RJD 10.0%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,00,912
Density
815 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,228 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity27.1%
Sanitation31.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.8%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate57.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance15.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses (Masoor)🏺Tomato

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