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Winner — 1990

MUNESHWAR PD. SINGH
SOP(L)
SOP(L) 27.3%JD 25.8%31 others 46.9%
Votes
32,370
27.3% share
Winning margin
1,729
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
33
Turnout
71.3%
of 1,66,225

Mahnar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,729 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

33 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUNESHWAR PD. SINGH
SOP(L)
32,37027.3%
2
RAGHUPATI
National Front
30,64125.8%
3
RAMKISHORE SINGH
IND
23,87620.1%
4
MAHESH PD. RAI
IND
18,84615.9%
5
RAM NATH GUPTA
INC
7,7956.6%
6
OM PRAKASH RAI
PBI
6450.5%
7
SONELAL SAHNI
IND
6360.5%
8
VABENDRA PD. SINGH
LKD(B)
5170.4%
9
RANDHIR KUMAR RAI
JNP(JP)
5120.4%
10
FUDAN DASS
IND
4390.4%
11
RISHIDEO RAI
IND
4360.4%
12
GANESH RAI
IND
4150.3%
13
MAHIM KUMAR SINGH
2960.3%
14
HARIHAR SINGH
1630.1%
15
GENA SINGH
IND
1530.1%
16
SHANBHU RAI
IND
1140.1%
17
SHAMBHU PRASAD
IND
990.1%
18
MAHESHWAR RAI
IND
930.1%
19
SURESH PD. SINGH
IND
750.1%
20
RAM VILASH SINGH
PVP
550.1%
21
ASHOK KUMAR JHA
IND
520.0%
22
JAI PRAKASH RAI
IND
490.0%
23
HARENDRA RAI
IND
470.0%
24
VIRENDRA PATEL
IND
450.0%
25
RAM PRAVESH RAI
IND
390.0%
26
SAMSEER RAI
IND
310.0%
27
AKHILESHWAR PD. SINGH
IND
300.0%
28
THAKUR MUNESHWAR SINGH
IND
270.0%
29
RANJIT KUMAR SINGH
IND
230.0%
30
DASHRATH RAI
IND
200.0%
31
RANDHIR SINGH
IND
140.0%
32
RAMNANDAN RAKESH
IND
130.0%
33
MUSAFIR BAITHA
IND
20.0%

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 (132nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.2% · max 48.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
132nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
66th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP(L) 27.3%JD 25.8%IND 20.1%IND 15.9%INC 6.6%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

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