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Bihar · PC 39 · 1967Reserved (SC)

Sasaram

Winner — Lok Sabha 1967

J. RAM
INC· INC
INC 51.3%PSP 13.3%6 others 35.4%
Votes
1,49,355
53.9% share
Winning margin
1,10,666
39.9% of votes
Total votes cast
2,91,181
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J. RAM
1,49,35553.9%
2
S. RAM
38,68914.0%
3
S. CHOUDHARY
31,69211.4%
4
R. V. PRASAD
21,7287.8%
5
S. CHAMAR
IND
13,2204.8%
6
R. CHAMAR
IND
10,5923.8%
7
R. P. DAS
IND
6,0302.2%
8
R. P. LAL
IND
5,8012.1%

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.

Low turnout (40th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
39.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 43.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
40th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
32nd of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.9%PSP 14.0%BJS 11.4%SSP 7.8%OTH 12.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

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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