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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 205 · 2000
Masaurhi
Winner — 2000
DHARMENDRA PRASAD
RJD· RJD
RJD 46.9%SAP 32.4%10 others 20.8%
Votes
70,370
46.9% share
Winning margin
21,799
14.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
74.8%
of 2,00,674
A clear win with a 14.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARMENDRA PRASAD | RJD | 70,370 | 46.9% |
| 2 | PUNAM DEVI | 48,571 | 32.4% | |
| 3 | SHIV PUJAN | CPI(ML)(L) | 24,530 | 16.3% |
| 4 | LAL BABU SINGH | BSP | 1,636 | 1.1% |
| 5 | BISHWA NATH PRASAD | IND | 1,527 | 1.0% |
| 6 | UMENDRA SINGH | INC | 1,139 | 0.8% |
| 7 | JEETENDRA KUMAR JYOTI | IND | 853 | 0.6% |
| 8 | JWALA PRASAD | NDA | 559 | 0.4% |
| 9 | GAJENDRA KUMAR | IND | 319 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RATNESH KUMAR | 251 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | ARUN KUMAR | NCP | 180 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ALOK PRIYA | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
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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
lean14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.4% · max 46.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
110th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
214th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 46.9%SAP 32.4%CPI(ML)(L) 16.3%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.