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Bihar · PC 9 · 1962

Hajipur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1962

RAJESHWAR PATEL
INC· INC
INC 40.2%SOC 31.8%2 others 28.1%
Votes
1,04,351
41.6% share
Winning margin
21,850
8.7% of votes
Total votes cast
2,59,738
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJESHWAR PATEL
1,04,35141.6%
2
ACHHAIBAT RAI
SOC
82,50132.9%
3
PRADUMAN PD. SINGH
38,26315.3%
4
SAMSER BAHADOOR SINGH
25,52210.2%

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 (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.9% · max 71.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
6th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
35th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.6%SOC 32.9%SWA 15.3%PSP 10.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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