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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 77 · 2020
Mahishi
Winner — 2020
GUNJESHWAR SAH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 37.8%RJD 36.9%14 others 25.3%
Votes
66,316
37.8% share
Winning margin
1,630
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
58.8%
of 2,98,343
Mahishi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,630 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GUNJESHWAR SAH | NDA (NDA) | 66,316 | 37.8% |
| 2 | GAUTAM KRISHNA | 64,686 | 36.9% | |
| 3 | ABDUR RAZZAQUE | Lok Janshakti Party | 22,110 | 12.6% |
| 4 | YOGENDAR MUKHIYA | IND | 4,743 | 2.7% |
| 5 | RAMA SHANKAR SINGH | IND | 4,338 | 2.5% |
| 6 | SHIVENDRA KUMAR | 3,731 | 2.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,008 | 1.7% |
| 8 | MOHAMMAD ARSHAD HUSSAIN | BAHUMP | 1,233 | 0.7% |
| 9 | MAHARUDRA JHA | IND | 1,210 | 0.7% |
| 10 | RAJIV KUMAR YADAV | BHRTSBLP | 856 | 0.5% |
| 11 | RAJIV DAS | BTMSP | 780 | 0.4% |
| 12 | Nehal Akhtar | MZEKP | 629 | 0.4% |
| 13 | TRIPURARI PRASAD SINGH | TPLRSP | 503 | 0.3% |
| 14 | MUNNA MANDAL | RSPS | 413 | 0.2% |
| 15 | SUNIT KUMAR SINGH 'CHAUHAN' | 403 | 0.2% | |
| 16 | GUDDU KUMAR | RSWD | 348 | 0.2% |
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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.
Average turnout (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.9% · max 28.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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78th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.3%
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16th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 37.8%RJD 36.9%LJP 12.6%OTH 10.9%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.