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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 236 · 19572 seats · 1 ST

Ghatsila

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Winner — 1957

SHISHIR KUMAR MAHTO
JHP
Also elected — same seat
SHYAM CHARAN MURMU
JHP· 17,154 votes
JHP 17.8%JHP 17.5%7 others 64.7%
Votes
17,437
17.8% share
Winning margin
323
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
36.5%
of 1,34,475

Ghatsila was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 323 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHISHIR KUMAR MAHTO
JHP
17,43717.8%
2
SHYAM CHARAN MURMU
JHP
17,15417.5%
3
MRITYUN JAY DAS
INC
17,11417.5%
4
BANKIM CHANDRA CHAKRABARTY
IND
15,22215.5%
5
GHANIRAM HANSDA
INC
12,28512.5%
6
BASTA SOREN
CPI
6,8026.9%
7
GOPESHWAR MAHTO
IND
4,9695.1%
8
HARADHAN GHOSH
IND
4,0204.1%
9
HIREN SARKAR
IND
3,0373.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (226th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.3% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
226th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
59th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JHP 17.8%JHP 17.5%INC 17.5%IND 15.5%INC 12.5%CPI 6.9%OTH 12.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Magahi Paan/ Betel Vine

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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