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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1957
Marhaura
Winner — 1957
DEVI LALJEE
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 35.9%INC 35.5%1 others 28.5%
Votes
7,300
35.9% share
Winning margin
73
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
35.8%
of 56,750
Marhaura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 73 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVI LALJEE | 7,300 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | SUKHDEO NARAIN SINGH MAHTHA | 7,227 | 35.5% | |
| 3 | RAJENDRA PD. SINGH | IND | 5,804 | 28.6% |
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.
Low turnout (195th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.4% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
195th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
131st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 35.9%INC 35.5%IND 28.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
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