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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 146 · 2005 (Oct)

Manihari

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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

MUBARAK HUSSAIN
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 32.9%JD(U) 31.4%9 others 35.7%
Votes
27,822
32.9% share
Winning margin
1,284
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
53.7%
of 1,57,511

Manihari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,284 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUBARAK HUSSAIN
INC
UPA (UPA)
27,82232.9%
2
VISHWANATH SINGH
JD(U)
NDA
26,53831.4%
3
SAGHIR AHMAD
LJP
12,26214.5%
4
NALINI MANDAL
BSP
BSP
5,3766.4%
5
SHARIF SARKAR
IND
3,6814.4%
6
CHANDU MURMU
JDP
2,4762.9%
7
SHARWAN SARRAF
SP
2,0452.4%
8
RAHANA PARWEEN
IND
1,2001.4%
9
DHANESHWAR MANDAL
IND
1,1191.3%
10
SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
1,1081.3%
11
RAJ KUMAR PASWAN
IJP
9151.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (143rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.5% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
143rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
144th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.9%JD(U) 31.4%LJP 14.5%BSP 6.4%OTH 14.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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