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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 187 · 2005 (Feb)

Masaurhi

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

PUNAM DEVI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 33.0%IND 19.4%14 others 47.6%
Votes
36,219
33.0% share
Winning margin
14,987
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
47.5%
of 2,30,836

A clear win with a 13.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PUNAM DEVI
NDA (NDA)
36,21933.0%
2
RAJ KISHORE PRASAD
IND
21,23219.4%
3
DHARMENDRA PRASAD
16,58715.1%
4
SHASHI YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
14,44613.2%
5
VIJAY PRASAD
6,3495.8%
6
AMAR NATH GUPTA
BSP
5,7175.2%
7
LAKSHMI NARAYAN GUPTA ALIAS LAKSHI SAO
IND
1,9961.8%
8
SURENDRA CHAUDHARY
RSBP
1,7141.6%
9
MADAN KUMAR PAL
IND
1,1531.1%
10
DHANESHWAR THAKUR
IJP
7480.7%
11
JAY NARAYAN SINGH
APP
7360.7%
12
ARUN KUMAR SHARMA
IND
6940.6%
13
RAMESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
AD
5430.5%
14
ASHUTOSH KUMAR
IND
5290.5%
15
RAJEEV RANJAN YADAV
5060.5%
16
SURESH PRASAD
RLSM
5000.5%

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 (125th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.6% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
65th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 33.0%IND 19.4%RJD 15.1%CPI(ML)(L) 13.2%LJP 5.8%BSP 5.2%OTH 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot…

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 608 & 611

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot…

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 399

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The Tank

The Tank

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The Tank

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Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

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Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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