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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Masaurhi
Winner — 1962
SARASWATI CHAUDHARY
INC· INC
INC 63.7%SWA 28.9%1 others 7.4%
Votes
14,140
63.7% share
Winning margin
7,729
34.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
37.6%
of 59,044
Masaurhi is a safe seat — SARASWATI CHAUDHARY won by 34.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARASWATI CHAUDHARY | INC | 14,140 | 63.7% |
| 2 | MAHABIR PRASAD | Swatantra Party | 6,411 | 28.9% |
| 3 | RAJENDRA PRASAD DINKAR | SOC | 1,647 | 7.4% |
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 (193rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean34.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
171st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.7%SWA 28.9%SOC 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
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.