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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 205 · 1977

Massaurhi

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Winner — 1977

RAMDEO PRASAD YADAV
JNP· Janata
JNP 34.6%INC 33.5%7 others 31.9%
Votes
29,326
34.6% share
Winning margin
894
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.8%
of 1,33,073

Massaurhi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 894 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMDEO PRASAD YADAV
JNP
Janata
29,32634.6%
2
RAJ KISHORE PRASAD
INC
INC
28,43233.5%
3
BRAJNANDAN SAHAY
IND
24,78729.2%
4
JAGDEO PRASAD
IND
7080.8%
5
DEO NARAYAN DAS
SSD
6180.7%
6
KAMTA SINGH
IND
3950.5%
7
JAI KUMAR SINGH
IND
3470.4%
8
KANHAI LAL SHARMA
IND
1340.2%
9
SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
1060.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (110th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.4% · max 46.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
110th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
214th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 34.6%INC 33.5%IND 29.2%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
🏺Carpet🏺Rice

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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