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Winner — 1995

GANESH PR. SINGH
JD· Janata Dal
JD 42.2%INC 24.7%22 others 33.1%
Votes
53,512
42.2% share
Winning margin
22,230
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
64.5%
of 1,96,584

Masaurhi is a safe seat — GANESH PR. SINGH won by 17.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANESH PR. SINGH
Janata Dal
53,51242.2%
2
POONAM DEVI
INC
31,28224.7%
3
KRISHANDEV YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
22,58817.8%
4
NIHORA PRASAD YADAV
6,6075.2%
5
VISHAVNATH PRASAD
IND
4,8853.9%
6
NAWAL KISHORE SHARMA
SJP(R)
1,8681.5%
7
PARBHAWATI KUMARI
1,3221.0%
8
NAWAL KUMAR
IND
1,0490.8%
9
RAMASHISH PRASAD
IND
7510.6%
10
RAM PARVESH PRASAD
IND
6820.5%
11
RAM NARESH SINGH
IND
3820.3%
12
KAMLESH SHARMA
IND
3270.3%
13
NAROTAN KUMAR
IND
1910.1%
14
ANIL KUMAR
IND
1810.1%
15
AJIT KUMAR
IND
1770.1%
16
RAMJIVAN SINGH
IND
1550.1%
17
AMARNATH SINGH
IND
1430.1%
18
GOPI SHARMA
IND
1320.1%
19
RAM LALA SINGH
IND
1230.1%
20
NAND KISHORE PRASAD
IND
960.1%
21
RAMJIVAN PRASAD
ICS
850.1%
22
ABUJAVED ANSARI
IND
730.1%
23
CHANDERKET SINGH CHANDEL
IND
610.1%
24
HARENDER KUMAR PATEL
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.

Average turnout (110th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.4% · max 46.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
110th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
214th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 42.2%INC 24.7%CPI(ML)(L) 17.8%SAP 5.2%OTH 10.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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