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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 203 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Pun Pun
Winner — 1972
MAHABIR PASWAN
NCO 45.8%INC 37.5%8 others 16.6%
Votes
25,021
45.8% share
Winning margin
4,512
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
48.0%
of 1,13,754
A clear win with a 8.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHABIR PASWAN | 25,021 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | MUNGERI LAL | Congress (R) | 20,509 | 37.5% |
| 3 | MUNSHI CHAUDHARY | 3,224 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | NARESH MANJHI | IND | 2,109 | 3.9% |
| 5 | RAJARAM PRASAD | IND | 854 | 1.6% |
| 6 | RAMARIKSHA RAM | IND | 787 | 1.4% |
| 7 | KAMAL NARAYAN CHAUDHARY | IND | 779 | 1.4% |
| 8 | CHANDAR GUPTA | IND | 604 | 1.1% |
| 9 | MAHABIR PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 457 | 0.8% |
| 10 | MOSAFIR MANJHI | IND | 280 | 0.5% |
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.
Average turnout (119th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 34.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
119th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
237th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 45.8%INC 37.5%SOP 5.9%OTH 10.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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