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Bihar · PC 20 · 1977
Saharsa
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
VINAYAK PRASAD YADAV
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 66.2%INC 25.5%4 others 8.4%
Votes
3,06,994
67.3% share
Winning margin
1,88,706
41.4% of votes
Total votes cast
4,64,082
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VINAYAK PRASAD YADAV | 3,06,994 | 67.3% | |
| 2 | CHIRANJIB JHA | 1,18,288 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | NAGESHWAR KHAN | IND | 12,847 | 2.8% |
| 4 | KALI KANT JHA | IND | 12,054 | 2.6% |
| 5 | BAIDYA NATH KAMAT | IND | 3,504 | 0.8% |
| 6 | MADAN CHAUDHARY | IND | 2,112 | 0.5% |
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
safe41.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.3% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
21st of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
34th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 67.3%INC 25.9%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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