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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2025
Forbesganj
Winner — 2025
MANOJ BISHWAS
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 47.8%BJP 47.7%12 others 4.6%
Votes
1,20,114
47.8% share
Winning margin
221
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
69.8%
of 3,60,102
Forbesganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 221 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANOJ BISHWAS | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 1,20,114 | 47.8% |
| 2 | VIDYA SAGAR KESHARI | 1,19,893 | 47.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,114 | 1.2% |
| 4 | FATMA KHATUN | RJBP | 2,151 | 0.9% |
| 5 | RAJA RAMAN BHASKAR | IND | 1,759 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SUBHASH CHANDRA AGRAWAL | IND | 1,325 | 0.5% |
| 7 | MOHAMMAD EKRAMUL HAQUE | JANSURAJ | 977 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SUBHAN ANSARI | IND | 627 | 0.3% |
| 9 | ABHA RANI | IND | 386 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RAJESH KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 279 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MANOJ SADA | IND | 231 | 0.1% |
| 12 | GIRANAND KUMAR | IND | 211 | 0.1% |
| 13 | NAJIA IKBAL | IND | 191 | 0.1% |
| 14 | PRADEEP PRIY MEHTA | IND | 181 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (92nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 48.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
92nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
236th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
184th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.8%BJP 47.7%OTH 3.3%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.51 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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