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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Mahua
Winner — 1980
DESAI CHAUDHARY
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 56.4%INC(I) 41.2%3 others 2.4%
Votes
43,387
56.4% share
Winning margin
11,639
15.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.0%
of 1,18,507
Mahua is a safe seat — DESAI CHAUDHARY won by 15.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DESAI CHAUDHARY | JNP(SC) | 43,387 | 56.4% |
| 2 | SARYUG RAM |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 31,748 | 41.2% |
| 3 | SHIVNATH KU. AZAD | IND | 783 | 1.0% |
| 4 | VISHESHWAR PASWAN | IND | 626 | 0.8% |
| 5 | VINDESHWAR PASWAN | 451 | 0.6% |
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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.
Average turnout (61st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 1.6% · max 70.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
61st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.87
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
112th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 56.4%INC(I) 41.2%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
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
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.