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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1962
Mahnar
Winner — 1962
MUNISHWAR PRASAD SINHA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 36.9%INC 24.9%5 others 38.2%
Votes
15,226
36.9% share
Winning margin
4,973
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
57.6%
of 71,587
A clear win with a 12.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNISHWAR PRASAD SINHA | Praja Socialist Party | 15,226 | 36.9% |
| 2 | BANARSI DEVI | INC | 10,253 | 24.9% |
| 3 | LALDEO RAI | SOC | 9,707 | 23.5% |
| 4 | GAYA PRASAD SINHA | Swatantra Party | 3,375 | 8.2% |
| 5 | BHAGWAT BHAGAT | IND | 1,202 | 2.9% |
| 6 | SATYA NARAIN RAI | IND | 1,062 | 2.6% |
| 7 | SHRIDHAR NATH DUBEY | IND | 418 | 1.0% |
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 (61st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 1.6% · max 70.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
61st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.87
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
112th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 36.9%INC 24.9%SOC 23.5%SWA 8.2%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.