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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 77 · 2010
Mahishi
Winner — 2010
DR ABDUL GAFOOR
RJD· RJD-LJP alliance
RJD 33.4%JD(U) 31.9%13 others 34.7%
Votes
39,158
33.4% share
Winning margin
1,717
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
52.6%
of 2,22,769
Mahishi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,717 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR ABDUL GAFOOR | RJD-LJP alliance | 39,158 | 33.4% |
| 2 | RAJ KUMAR SAH | NDA | 37,441 | 31.9% |
| 3 | SURENDRA YADAV | IND | 20,304 | 17.3% |
| 4 | BIRENDRA KUMAR JHA | INC | 4,548 | 3.9% |
| 5 | GUNJESHWAR SAH | IND | 3,667 | 3.1% |
| 6 | RAGHUNATH PRASAD YADAV | IND | 2,006 | 1.7% |
| 7 | JAWAHAR JHA | IND | 1,850 | 1.6% |
| 8 | BEER BIKRAM KUMAR SINGH | BSP | 1,637 | 1.4% |
| 9 | MAHARUDRA JHA | IND | 1,457 | 1.2% |
| 10 | TIRO SHARMA | SMBHP | 1,167 | 1.0% |
| 11 | PARMESHWER MAHTO | IND | 1,036 | 0.9% |
| 12 | REKHA DEVI | 946 | 0.8% | |
| 13 | NANHA KHAN | IND | 910 | 0.8% |
| 14 | TUNTUN PASWAN | IND | 600 | 0.5% |
| 15 | LALAN KUMAR SADA | IJP | 563 | 0.5% |
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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.
Average turnout (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.9% · max 28.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
78th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.3%
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16th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 33.4%JD(U) 31.9%IND 17.3%OTH 17.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.