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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Banmankhi

Winner — 1977

BALBODH PASWAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 57.1%INC 34.7%7 others 8.2%
Votes
27,174
57.1% share
Winning margin
10,675
22.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
44.1%
of 1,07,825

Banmankhi is a safe seat — BALBODH PASWAN won by 22.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALBODH PASWAN
Janata
27,17457.1%
2
RASIK LAL RISHIDEO
INC
16,49934.7%
3
JAIKANT PASWAN
IND
1,0652.2%
4
LAKSHMAN RISHI
IND
9582.0%
5
MUNILAL KUNEEL
IND
5801.2%
6
DEEP NARAYAN PASWAN
IND
4530.9%
7
PHULO MENTRANI
IND
4170.9%
8
CHANDRA KALA DEVI
IND
2930.6%
9
SAHDEO RAM
IND
1140.2%

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 (64th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.5% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
64th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
178th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 57.1%INC 34.7%OTH 8.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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