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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 211 · 2005 (Feb)Reserved (SC)

Mohania

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

SURESH PASI
RJD· RJD
RJD 26.6%JD(U) 26.3%10 others 47.1%
Votes
29,365
26.6% share
Winning margin
325
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
50.1%
of 2,20,349

Mohania was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 325 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURESH PASI
RJD
RJD
29,36526.6%
2
CHHEDI PASWAN
JD(U)
NDA
29,04026.3%
3
NIRANJAN KUMAR
BSP
BSP
24,32622.0%
4
KANHAIYA RAM
INC
15,51514.1%
5
TETRI DEVI
CPI(ML)(L)
4,2793.9%
6
SUDARSHAN PASWAN
LJP
2,2892.1%
7
SATYANARAYAN PASWAN
IND
1,2901.2%
8
TENGAR PASWAN
SSD
1,2341.1%
9
MUKUD RAWAT
RLD
9530.9%
10
BIJAY PRASAD
RSMD
8960.8%
11
SHIVMUNI RAM
SJP(R)
6170.6%
12
RAMRAJ RAM
SP
5770.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (205th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 2.7% · max 48.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
205th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
110th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 26.6%JD(U) 26.3%BSP 22.0%INC 14.1%OTH 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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