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Bihar · PC 23 · 1957

Bhagalpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

BANARSHI PRASAD JHUNJHUNWALA
INC 51.7%CPI 24.3%1 others 24.0%
Votes
93,315
51.7% share
Winning margin
49,439
27.4% of votes
Total votes cast
1,80,611
Candidates
3
Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANARSHI PRASAD JHUNJHUNWALA
93,31551.7%
2
CHHABINATH SINGH
43,87624.3%
3
SHEODHARI SINGH
43,42024.0%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
27.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.4% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
9th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
6th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.7%CPI 24.3%PSP 24.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

Figures are for Samastipur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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