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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 164 · 1990
Mahagama
Winner — 1990
FAIAZ BHAGALPURI
JD· National Front
JD 29.2%INC 28.5%19 others 42.3%
Votes
32,703
29.2% share
Winning margin
820
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
66.1%
of 1,69,180
Mahagama was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 820 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAIAZ BHAGALPURI | National Front | 32,703 | 29.2% |
| 2 | AWADH BIHARI SINGH | INC | 31,883 | 28.5% |
| 3 | SURESH PD. YADAV | Left | 18,188 | 16.3% |
| 4 | BISHAVNATH BHAGAT | BJP | 13,322 | 11.9% |
| 5 | VIRENDER KUMAR SINGH | 7,251 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | RAJESHWAR SINGH | 1,875 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | BATESHWAR SINGH | IND | 1,690 | 1.5% |
| 8 | RAJ KUMAR JAYSWAL | 813 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | RAJIV VERMA | IND | 617 | 0.6% |
| 10 | SHAMBHU KUMAR RAM | IND | 605 | 0.5% |
| 11 | KALIKA PD. MISHER | BKUS | 480 | 0.4% |
| 12 | MANI KANT PANDIT | IND | 434 | 0.4% |
| 13 | KUNJ VIHARI MISHAR | JNP(JP) | 430 | 0.4% |
| 14 | JAMAL UDDIN | IND | 264 | 0.2% |
| 15 | RAM DAYAL SAH | DMM | 257 | 0.2% |
| 16 | SUVODH NARAYAN | ICS(SCS) | 240 | 0.2% |
| 17 | MAHENDER PD. SINGH | IND | 210 | 0.2% |
| 18 | SHYAMA KANT MISAR | IND | 193 | 0.2% |
| 19 | BINDESHWARI PD. SINGH | IND | 174 | 0.2% |
| 20 | SULEMAN | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 21 | SAMSUDIN | IND | 103 | 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 (162nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.3% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
162nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
168th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 29.2%INC 28.5%CPI 16.3%BJP 11.9%JMM 6.5%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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