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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1969
Masaurhi
Winner — 1969
RAM DEVAN DAS
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 27.5%CPI 27.3%6 others 45.2%
Votes
17,424
27.5% share
Winning margin
104
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.8%
of 1,09,796
Masaurhi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 104 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM DEVAN DAS | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 17,424 | 27.5% |
| 2 | BHUNESHWAR SHARMA | Left | 17,320 | 27.3% |
| 3 | DHAN RAJ SHARMA | INC | 12,263 | 19.3% |
| 4 | NAWAL KISHORE SINGH | IND | 8,822 | 13.9% |
| 5 | BRAJ NANDAN SAHAYA | Samyukta Socialist Party | 3,729 | 5.9% |
| 6 | RAM DAS SINGH AZAD | 2,524 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | HIRA PAWWAN | 729 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | BRIJ NANDAN KUMAR SINGH | JAP | 625 | 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 (193rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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193rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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171st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 27.5%CPI 27.3%INC 19.3%IND 13.9%SSP 5.9%OTH 6.1%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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