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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 164 · 1985
Mahagama
Winner — 1985
AWADH BIHARI SINGH
INC· INC
INC 63.6%LKD 21.6%11 others 14.8%
Votes
53,742
63.6% share
Winning margin
35,485
42.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
59.5%
of 1,42,139
Mahagama is a safe seat — AWADH BIHARI SINGH won by 42.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWADH BIHARI SINGH | INC | 53,742 | 63.6% |
| 2 | SIDIK | Lok Dal | 18,257 | 21.6% |
| 3 | PRASADI DAS | Left | 4,987 | 5.9% |
| 4 | KALIKA PD. MISHRA | IND | 2,264 | 2.7% |
| 5 | AYUB HASSAN | Janata | 1,099 | 1.3% |
| 6 | SURESH THAKUR | IND | 1,082 | 1.3% |
| 7 | SAHID AHMAD | 966 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | MD. NIDARUDDIN | BJP | 684 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SULEMAN | IND | 526 | 0.6% |
| 10 | BINOY TANTI | IND | 253 | 0.3% |
| 11 | NAWAL KISHORE YADAV | IND | 252 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BIRENDRA SHIH | IND | 247 | 0.3% |
| 13 | MANENDRA MAHTO | IND | 161 | 0.2% |
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 (162nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean42.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.3% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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162nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
168th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.6%LKD 21.6%CPI 5.9%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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