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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1977

Maharajganj

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Winner — 1977

UMA SHANKAR SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 59.2%IND 17.6%9 others 23.3%
Votes
37,657
59.2% share
Winning margin
26,480
41.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
56.7%
of 1,12,320

Maharajganj is a safe seat — UMA SHANKAR SINGH won by 41.6%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMA SHANKAR SINGH
JNP
Janata
37,65759.2%
2
NAND KISHORE SINGH
IND
11,17717.6%
3
DEVENDRA KUMAR
INC
INC
6,51210.2%
4
JITENDRA YADAV
IND
6,0659.5%
5
SUDAMA KAUR
IND
1,2411.9%
6
DHANANJOY PRASAD
IND
3240.5%
7
ANIRUDH SINGH
IND
2330.4%
8
BRIJ BHUSHAN SINGH
IND
1380.2%
9
RAVI SHANKAR SINGH
IND
1290.2%
10
SHARDA DEVI
IND
1210.2%
11
SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
450.1%

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.

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Average turnout (91st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
41.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.8% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
91st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.2%IND 17.6%INC 10.2%IND 9.5%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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