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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 86 · 2005 (Feb)
Ghanshyampur
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
DR. MAHAVIR PRASAD
RJD· RJD
RJD 35.1%LJP 28.7%5 others 36.2%
Votes
35,110
35.1% share
Winning margin
6,380
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
43.1%
of 2,32,083
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. MAHAVIR PRASAD | RJD | 35,110 | 35.1% |
| 2 | IZHAR AHMAD | 28,730 | 28.7% | |
| 3 | BIJAY SHANKAR CHOUDHURI @ BHOLA CHOUDHURI | NDA | 25,253 | 25.2% |
| 4 | ASHOK PASWAN | IND | 4,000 | 4.0% |
| 5 | LAKSHMI NAYAK | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,759 | 2.8% |
| 6 | VIDYANAND RAM | BSP | 2,494 | 2.5% |
| 7 | AMAR NATH NAYAK | IND | 1,752 | 1.8% |
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 (168th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.0% · max 47.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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168th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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179th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 35.1%LJP 28.7%BJP 25.2%OTH 11.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.