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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1969
Maharajganj
Winner — 1969
MAHAMAYA PRASAD SINHA
BKD 66.4%INC 18.8%3 others 14.8%
Votes
38,325
66.4% share
Winning margin
27,454
47.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
53.8%
of 1,07,222
Maharajganj is a safe seat — MAHAMAYA PRASAD SINHA won by 47.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHAMAYA PRASAD SINHA | 38,325 | 66.4% | |
| 2 | UMA SHANKAR PRASAD | INC | 10,871 | 18.8% |
| 3 | RAMA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 3,639 | 6.3% |
| 4 | JITENDRA YADAV | Praja Socialist Party | 3,115 | 5.4% |
| 5 | SHAMBUNATH SINGH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,769 | 3.1% |
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.
Low turnout (213th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean47.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 47.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
213th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
188th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BKD 66.4%INC 18.8%IND 6.3%PSP 5.4%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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