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Bihar · PC 16 · 1980Reserved (SC)

Rosera

Winner — Lok Sabha 1980

BALESHWAR RAM
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 47.5%JNP(S) 43.4%4 others 9.1%
Votes
2,22,607
48.0% share
Winning margin
19,395
4.2% of votes
Total votes cast
4,68,253
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALESHWAR RAM
INC(I)
2,22,60748.0%
2
RAM SEWAK HAZARI
JNP(S)
2,03,21243.9%
3
YOGESHWAR PASWAN
30,2116.5%
4
SHANKAR CHOUDHARY
IND
3,1380.7%
5
BHANDARI PASWAN
IND
2,5800.6%
6
RAMA RAM
IND
1,6780.4%

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 (5th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 3.6% · max 44.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
5th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
15th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.0%JNP(S) 43.9%JNP 6.5%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

Basarh

Heritage SiteWikidata
Vaishali

Vaishali

Heritage SiteWikidata
Ashokan column

Ashokan column

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashokan column

Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)

Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)

🏛️MonumentASI

Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)

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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