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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 164 · 1995
Mahagama
Winner — 1995
AWADH BIHARI SINGH
INC· INC
INC 34.9%JD 34.5%24 others 30.6%
Votes
44,397
34.9% share
Winning margin
495
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
62.8%
of 2,02,431
Mahagama was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 495 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
26 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWADH BIHARI SINGH | INC | 44,397 | 34.9% |
| 2 | FAIYAZ BHAGALPURI | Janata Dal | 43,902 | 34.5% |
| 3 | KUNWAR BATESHWAR | BJP | 8,123 | 6.4% |
| 4 | BIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | JMM(S) | 7,827 | 6.2% |
| 5 | BISHWANATH BHAGAT | CSP-JSD | 5,966 | 4.7% |
| 6 | PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH | BPP | 3,332 | 2.6% |
| 7 | ASHAFAQUE RAHMAN | 2,369 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | EZAZ | IND | 1,810 | 1.4% |
| 9 | NAZIRUDDIN | Samajwadi Party | 1,559 | 1.2% |
| 10 | SHANKAR PRASAD ROY | IND | 1,390 | 1.1% |
| 11 | DOMAN MAHALDAR | IND | 1,257 | 1.0% |
| 12 | RAJENDRA PASWAN | IND | 1,064 | 0.8% |
| 13 | BHUPENDRA KUMAR RAM | IND | 838 | 0.7% |
| 14 | JAYKRISHN YADAVA | IND | 585 | 0.5% |
| 15 | CHANDI PRASAD BHAGAT | IND | 447 | 0.3% |
| 16 | ARJUN PRASAD SAH | IND | 315 | 0.3% |
| 17 | JAYSINGH PASWAN | IND | 289 | 0.2% |
| 18 | ABHOY RAM | IND | 277 | 0.2% |
| 19 | SAYEED AHMAD | JMM(M) | 277 | 0.2% |
| 20 | ATAUR RAHMAN SIDDIQUI | IND | 221 | 0.2% |
| 21 | AMAL KUMAR JHA | IND | 203 | 0.2% |
| 22 | SAMSUDDIN ANSARI | IND | 193 | 0.1% |
| 23 | ASHOK RAM | IND | 178 | 0.1% |
| 24 | ASHUTOSH SINGH | IND | 150 | 0.1% |
| 25 | SIRAJUDDIN | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 26 | SAFID | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
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
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.3% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
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 34.9%JD 34.5%BJP 6.4%JMM(S) 6.2%OTH 18.0%
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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