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Bihar · PC 8 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Hajipur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
RAJESHWAR PATEL
Also elected — same seat
CHANDRAMANI LAL CHAUDHARY
Indian National Congress· 1,35,135 votes
INC 23.1%INC 19.1%5 others 57.8%
Votes
1,63,476
23.1% share
Winning margin
63,219
8.9% of votes
Total votes cast
7,07,039
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJESHWAR PATELElected | 1,63,476 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | CHANDRAMANI LAL CHAUDHARYElected | 1,35,135 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | RAM SUNDAR DASS | 1,00,257 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | RAM BALAK ROY | 89,870 | 12.7% | |
| 5 | YOGENDRA SUKLA | 82,190 | 11.6% | |
| 6 | AWADHESH NARAIN SINHA | IND | 73,131 | 10.3% |
| 7 | KALI BHAGAT | IND | 62,980 | 8.9% |
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.
High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.9% · min 1.5% · max 80.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
2nd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
31st of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 23.1%INC 19.1%PSP 14.2%CNSPJP 12.7%PSP 11.6%IND 10.3%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%
Figures are for Supaul, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lac Bangles🏺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.