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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1995Reserved (SC)
Mahua
Winner — 1995
MUNSHI LAL PASWAN
JD· Janata Dal
JD 57.8%SAP 18.8%19 others 23.4%
Votes
57,621
57.8% share
Winning margin
38,879
39.0% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
60.0%
of 1,66,065
Mahua is a safe seat — MUNSHI LAL PASWAN won by 39.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNSHI LAL PASWAN | Janata Dal | 57,621 | 57.8% |
| 2 | KAPILESHWAR RAM KESARI | 18,742 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | DASAI CHOUDHARY | IND | 6,651 | 6.7% |
| 4 | PARAS NATH RAM | INC | 4,733 | 4.8% |
| 5 | BIPIN SINHA | BJP | 2,261 | 2.3% |
| 6 | KRISHNANDAN KUMAR | BPP | 1,718 | 1.7% |
| 7 | NANDESHWAR RAM | Samajwadi Party | 1,412 | 1.4% |
| 8 | KAUSHAL KUMAR CHOUDHARY | IND | 818 | 0.8% |
| 9 | RAMESHWAR PASWAN | IND | 657 | 0.7% |
| 10 | UPENDRA DAS | 609 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | JALANDHAR RAM | IND | 565 | 0.6% |
| 12 | JAISHANKER PRASAD | IND | 553 | 0.6% |
| 13 | KAMESHWAR PASWAN | IND | 545 | 0.6% |
| 14 | SUKHDEO RAM | IND | 492 | 0.5% |
| 15 | LALA PASWAN | IND | 474 | 0.5% |
| 16 | LAKSHAMAN PASWAN | IND | 471 | 0.5% |
| 17 | RAM SHANKER PASWAN | IND | 405 | 0.4% |
| 18 | LAL BAHADUE DAS | IND | 331 | 0.3% |
| 19 | SHIVIL PASWAN | IND | 265 | 0.3% |
| 20 | LAKSHMI NARAIN HIMANSHU | IND | 217 | 0.2% |
| 21 | RAJIV RANJAN SEN | IND | 145 | 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 (61st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 1.6% · max 70.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
61st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.87
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
112th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 57.8%SAP 18.8%IND 6.7%OTH 16.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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