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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 126 · 2025

Mahua

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Winner — 2025

SANJAY KUMAR SINGH
LJP(RV)· NDA (NDA)
LJP(RV) 41.4%RJD 20.2%14 others 38.4%
Votes
87,641
41.5% share
Winning margin
44,997
21.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
71.4%
of 2,96,229

Mahua is a safe seat — SANJAY KUMAR SINGH won by 21.3%.

Seat history

6 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.61 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2020 vs 2025

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJAY KUMAR SINGH
LJP(RV)
NDA (NDA)
87,64141.5%
2
MUKESH KUMAR RAUSHAN
RJD
42,64420.2%
3
TEJ PRATAP YADAV
JJD
35,70316.9%
4
AMIT KUMAR
AIMIM
15,7837.5%
5
ASHMA PARVEEN
IND
7,4273.5%
6
RIMJHIM DEVI
BSP
6,7393.2%
7
RAM SAGAR SAHNI
IND
3,6491.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,7171.3%
9
INDRAJEET PRADHAN
JANSURAJ
2,3861.1%
10
RAJU MAHTO
BHRTSP
1,3720.7%
11
NARESH RAY
IND
1,1100.5%
12
AMRESH KUMAR
IND
1,0050.5%
13
AKHILESH KUMAR THAKUR
NCP
1,0000.5%
14
SARITA SAH
IND
9400.4%
15
JAY NARAYAN SAH
BJKVP
6520.3%
16
LALIT KUMAR GHOSH
SUCI
5600.3%

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 (64th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.5% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
64th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
178th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP(RV) 41.5%RJD 20.2%JJD 16.9%AIMIM 7.5%OTH 12.7%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.61 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery

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