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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 77 · 2015
Mahishi
Winner — 2015
DR. ABDUL GHAFOOR
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 38.8%BLSP 20.8%13 others 40.4%
Votes
56,436
38.8% share
Winning margin
26,135
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
53.5%
of 2,72,352
Mahishi is a safe seat — DR. ABDUL GHAFOOR won by 17.9%.
Seat history
4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. ABDUL GHAFOOR | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 56,436 | 38.8% |
| 2 | CHANDAN KUMAR SAH | BLSP | 30,301 | 20.8% |
| 3 | GAUTAM KRISHNA | JAPL | 19,958 | 13.7% |
| 4 | PUNAM DEO | IND | 11,361 | 7.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 8,702 | 6.0% |
| 6 | SURENDRA YADAV | IND | 6,281 | 4.3% |
| 7 | BIMAL KANT JHA | IND | 2,409 | 1.6% |
| 8 | RAJKISHOR SADA | IND | 1,835 | 1.3% |
| 9 | NANHE KHAN | BSP | 1,777 | 1.2% |
| 10 | SUBODH PANDAY | IND | 1,702 | 1.2% |
| 11 | MAHARUDRA JHA | IND | 1,096 | 0.8% |
| 12 | NAUSAD ALAM | IND | 1,074 | 0.7% |
| 13 | LALAN YADAV | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 1,034 | 0.7% |
| 14 | DHIRENDRA PATHAK | IND | 909 | 0.6% |
| 15 | VIJAY KUMAR GUPTA | NJPI | 705 | 0.5% |
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
lean17.9%
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%
lowerhigher
16th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 38.8%BLSP 20.8%JAPL 13.7%IND 7.8%OTH 12.9%NOTA 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.40 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.