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Bihar · PC 20 · 1980
Saharsa
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
KAMAL NATH JHA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 39.1%JNP(S) 38.9%7 others 22.0%
Votes
1,95,337
39.7% share
Winning margin
1,255
0.3% of votes
Total votes cast
4,99,103
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMAL NATH JHA |  INC(I) | 1,95,337 | 39.7% |
| 2 | VINAYAK PD. YADAV | JNP(S) | 1,94,082 | 39.5% |
| 3 | MOHAMMAD HAYAT ALI | 70,690 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | RAJ KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 12,842 | 2.6% |
| 5 | CHANDESHWAR SAH | IND | 6,407 | 1.3% |
| 6 | THAKO SADA | IND | 4,141 | 0.8% |
| 7 | MUSAHRU CHOUDHARY | IND | 3,822 | 0.8% |
| 8 | PANCHANAN YADAV | IND | 2,316 | 0.5% |
| 9 | RAM PRABODH RAI | IND | 2,077 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (21st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.3%
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
INC(I) 39.7%JNP(S) 39.5%JNP 14.4%OTH 6.4%
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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