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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1995
Ghanshyampur
Winner — 1995
MAHABIR PRASAD
JD· Janata Dal
JD 39.6%BJP 26.3%19 others 34.0%
Votes
43,957
39.6% share
Winning margin
14,739
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
59.0%
of 1,88,190
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHABIR PRASAD | Janata Dal | 43,957 | 39.6% |
| 2 | CHANDRA KISHORE JHA | BJP | 29,218 | 26.3% |
| 3 | IZHAR AHMAD | IND | 16,244 | 14.6% |
| 4 | MADAN KUMAR SINGH | BPP | 8,215 | 7.4% |
| 5 | RAMAKANT KUWAR | INC | 4,539 | 4.1% |
| 6 | BINDESHWARI YADAV | IND | 1,230 | 1.1% |
| 7 | MAINUL ISLAM | IND | 968 | 0.9% |
| 8 | VISHWESH CHOUDHARY | 869 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | MAHENDRA NARAIN PANDEY | IND | 843 | 0.8% |
| 10 | JITENDRA PRASAD SING | IND | 767 | 0.7% |
| 11 | KAMAL NARAIN SAHU | IND | 534 | 0.5% |
| 12 | BADRI NARAN SADA | IND | 534 | 0.5% |
| 13 | BALESHWAR MAHTO | IND | 516 | 0.5% |
| 14 | LAXMAN SAH | IND | 503 | 0.5% |
| 15 | KAMAL KISHORE JHA | IND | 502 | 0.5% |
| 16 | BIRENRA KUMAR SAHNI | IND | 363 | 0.3% |
| 17 | GOPI MANDAL | IND | 295 | 0.3% |
| 18 | MOHAMMAD SAMIM | IND | 280 | 0.3% |
| 19 | RABINDRA KUMAR CHOUDHARY | IND | 257 | 0.2% |
| 20 | SHYAM NAND SING | IND | 171 | 0.1% |
| 21 | MD. ALI AZAD | IND | 148 | 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 (168th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.0% · max 47.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
168th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
179th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 39.6%BJP 26.3%IND 14.6%BPP 7.4%OTH 12.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
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