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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1990

Gaighatti

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Winner — 1990

MAHESHWAR PR. YADAV
IND
IND 46.5%INC 24.9%10 others 28.6%
Votes
55,409
46.5% share
Winning margin
25,675
21.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
74.2%
of 1,60,771

Gaighatti is a safe seat — MAHESHWAR PR. YADAV won by 21.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESHWAR PR. YADAV
IND
55,40946.5%
2
VIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH
INC
INC
29,73424.9%
3
VINODANAND SINGH
JD
National Front
28,17223.6%
4
JITENDRA PR. SINGH
BJP
BJP
4,0943.4%
5
UMESH PR. SINGH
IND
8780.7%
6
PRABHAT NA. SINGH
IND
4710.4%
7
RAM KRIT SAH
DDP
1150.1%
8
RAJNANAIN SINGH
IND
1040.1%
9
PARMANAND CHOUPAL
IND
970.1%
10
CHANDRAKANT MISHRA
IND
720.1%
11
SITA RAM SAHANI
BSP
560.1%
12
MARKANDAY THAKUR
IND
450.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.1% · max 30.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
13th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
22nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 46.5%INC 24.9%JD 23.6%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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