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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 118 · 1980
Mahishi
Winner — 1980
LAHTAN CHAUDHRY
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 51.0%INC(U) 21.8%4 others 27.3%
Votes
46,431
51.0% share
Winning margin
26,603
29.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.9%
of 1,32,229
Mahishi is a safe seat — LAHTAN CHAUDHRY won by 29.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAHTAN CHAUDHRY |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 46,431 | 51.0% |
| 2 | SATYA NA. YADAV | 19,828 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | PARMESHWAR KUMAR | JNP(SC) | 16,054 | 17.6% |
| 4 | DEV NAND YADAV | JNP(SR) | 6,629 | 7.3% |
| 5 | GANESHWAR SINGH | JNP(JP) | 1,434 | 1.6% |
| 6 | JANARDAN SAH | IND | 714 | 0.8% |
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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.
Low turnout (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.5% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
229th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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160th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 51.0%INC(U) 21.8%JNP(SC) 17.6%JNP(SR) 7.3%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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