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Bihar · PC 20 · 1967Reserved (SC)

Araria

Winner — Lok Sabha 1967

T. M. RAM
INC· INC
INC 49.2%BJS 20.2%2 others 30.5%
Votes
1,19,954
51.3% share
Winning margin
70,649
30.2% of votes
Total votes cast
2,43,643
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T. M. RAM
1,19,95451.3%
2
J. RAM
49,30521.1%
3
A. L. PASWAN
33,56514.3%
4
B. DAS
31,24913.3%

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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
30.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.3% · max 41.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
21st of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
34th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.3%BJS 21.1%SSP 14.3%PSP 13.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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