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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1957
Manhar
Winner — 1957
BANARSI DEVI
INC· INC
INC 34.3%PSP 29.5%4 others 36.1%
Votes
13,058
34.3% share
Winning margin
1,834
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
55.5%
of 68,513
A closely fought contest. BANARSI DEVI won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANARSI DEVI | 13,058 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | MUNISHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 11,224 | 29.5% | |
| 3 | PARMESHWAR ROY | IND | 7,476 | 19.7% |
| 4 | RAMSAGAR SINHA | IND | 3,453 | 9.1% |
| 5 | LALDEO RAI | IND | 1,619 | 4.3% |
| 6 | RAMANAND SINHA | CNPSPJP | 1,196 | 3.1% |
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.
High turnout (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
43rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
107th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.3%PSP 29.5%IND 19.7%IND 9.1%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lac Bangles🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.