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Bihar · PC 13 · 1971
Jainagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
BHOGENDRA JHA
CPI· Left
CPI 34.6%INC 25.7%7 others 39.7%
Votes
1,19,333
35.0% share
Winning margin
30,930
9.1% of votes
Total votes cast
3,44,597
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHOGENDRA JHA | 1,19,333 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | MAHENDRA NARAIN JHA | 88,403 | 26.0% | |
| 3 | BALIRAJ YADAV | 74,766 | 22.0% | |
| 4 | SURYA NARAIN SINGH | IND | 39,171 | 11.5% |
| 5 | ANIRUDH SINGH | 7,138 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | MAHENDRA THAKUR |  FBL | 6,155 | 1.8% |
| 7 | BHAGIRATH JHA | IND | 2,624 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SIYARAM YADAV | IND | 1,746 | 0.5% |
| 9 | NAGESHWAR MISHRA | IND | 1,155 | 0.3% |
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 (16th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 26.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
16th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
12th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 35.0%INC 26.0%BJS 22.0%IND 11.5%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%
Figures are for Madhepura, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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