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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1985
Ghanshyampur
Winner — 1985
MAHABIR PRASAD
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 41.0%INC 30.3%11 others 28.7%
Votes
38,136
41.0% share
Winning margin
9,998
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
61.6%
of 1,51,046
A clear win with a 10.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHABIR PRASAD | Lok Dal | 38,136 | 41.0% |
| 2 | HARISHCHANDRA JHA | INC | 28,138 | 30.3% |
| 3 | SHAKTI NATH JHA | IND | 6,638 | 7.1% |
| 4 | AMINUDDIN | IND | 6,259 | 6.7% |
| 5 | JAI KRISHNA PRASAD | IND | 3,703 | 4.0% |
| 6 | IZHAR AHMAD | Janata | 3,659 | 3.9% |
| 7 | KAMESHWAR JHA | BJP | 3,063 | 3.3% |
| 8 | MD. KHURSHEED ALAM | IND | 1,565 | 1.7% |
| 9 | MOTIUR RAHMAN | IND | 1,119 | 1.2% |
| 10 | RAM KISHORE JHA | IND | 267 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SUBUDH NARAN | IND | 176 | 0.2% |
| 12 | MD. FAZULA RAHMAN | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
| 13 | LALIT MOHAN JHA | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
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
lean10.8%
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%
lowerhigher
179th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 41.0%INC 30.3%IND 7.1%IND 6.7%OTH 14.8%
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.