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Winner — 1977

RAM BAHADUR SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 73.8%INC 26.2%
Votes
51,897
73.8% share
Winning margin
33,445
47.5% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
62.8%
of 1,12,103

Manjhi is a safe seat — RAM BAHADUR SINGH won by 47.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM BAHADUR SINGH
Janata
51,89773.8%
2
RAMESHWAR DUTTA SHARMA
INC
18,45226.2%

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 (191st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
47.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
191st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
230th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 73.8%INC 26.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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
Known forDISTRICT
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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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