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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 146 · 1977

Manihari

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Winner — 1977

RAM SIPHAI YADAV
JNP· Janata
JNP 55.8%INC 16.8%10 others 27.4%
Votes
17,788
55.8% share
Winning margin
12,423
39.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
41.0%
of 77,726

Manihari is a safe seat — RAM SIPHAI YADAV won by 39.0%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM SIPHAI YADAV
JNP
Janata
17,78855.8%
2
AMARNATH SINGH YADAV
INC
INC
5,36516.8%
3
NASIRUDDIN BISWAS
IND
1,9326.1%
4
SAIDUR RAHAMN SAMSI
IND
1,9036.0%
5
BALDEO SINGH
IND
1,5825.0%
6
SHREE NIWAS MANDAL
IND
1,5805.0%
7
GANGA PODDAR
IND
5851.8%
8
SITANATH MOVAR
IND
5031.6%
9
SITARAM YADAV
IND
1970.6%
10
NAND LAL SAH
IND
1740.6%
11
RAM SHANKAR CHATARBEDI
IND
1730.5%
12
SUKDEO PRASAD SINHA
IND
1040.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (143rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
39.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.5% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
143rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
144th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.8%INC 16.8%IND 6.1%IND 6.0%OTH 15.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

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