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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 155 · 1962
Mahagama
Winner — 1962
RAJPATI RAM
INC· INC
INC 47.3%CPI 28.2%4 others 24.6%
Votes
14,950
47.3% share
Winning margin
6,042
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
45.9%
of 68,986
Mahagama is a safe seat — RAJPATI RAM won by 19.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJPATI RAM | INC | 14,950 | 47.3% |
| 2 | SYED AHMED | Left | 8,908 | 28.2% |
| 3 | SUJADHAR MISHRA | JP | 4,584 | 14.5% |
| 4 | BAIKUNTH MISHRA | Swatantra Party | 2,017 | 6.4% |
| 5 | JANARADAN PRASAD RAI | SOC | 687 | 2.2% |
| 6 | IBRAHIM SHEIKH | Praja Socialist Party | 483 | 1.5% |
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.
High turnout (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 24.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
40th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
176th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.3%CPI 28.2%JP 14.5%SWA 6.4%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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