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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 187 · 2005 (Oct)

Masaurhi

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

PUNAM DEVI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 40.5%RJD 29.5%7 others 30.0%
Votes
41,314
40.5% share
Winning margin
11,267
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
44.2%
of 2,30,836

A clear win with a 11.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PUNAM DEVI
NDA (NDA)
41,31440.5%
2
RAJ KISHORE PRASAD
30,04729.5%
3
SHASHI YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
15,12914.8%
4
LAKHANDEO PRASAD
7,0496.9%
5
MAN BHANG DAS MANHARAN
BSP
2,1842.1%
6
LAXMI NARAYAN GUPTA, ALIAS LAXMI SAO
IND
2,1022.1%
7
UMESH SHARMA
IND
1,9221.9%
8
DHANESHWAR THAKUR
IJP
1,4791.5%
9
RAMDEO PRA. YADAV
IND
7160.7%

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

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

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.1%
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) 40.5%RJD 29.5%CPI(ML)(L) 14.8%LJP 6.9%OTH 8.2%

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
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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

🏛️MonumentASI

The Tank

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Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

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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