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Bihar · PC 33 · 1980

Begusarai

Winner — Lok Sabha 1980

KRISHNA SHAHI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 59.3%JNP(S) 21.7%8 others 19.1%
Votes
2,72,234
60.1% share
Winning margin
1,72,723
38.2% of votes
Total votes cast
4,59,452
Candidates
10
Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNA SHAHI
INC(I)
2,72,23460.1%
2
SHYAM NANDAN MISHRA
JNP(S)
99,51122.0%
3
KAPILDEO NARAYAN SINGH
JNP
57,83812.8%
4
RAJENDRA CHAUHAN
IND
8,2261.8%
5
DAWAR HUSSAIN
IND
3,7570.8%
6
RAMKHELAWAN RAJAK
IND
3,6410.8%
7
JAGDISH MISTRY
IND
2,5760.6%
8
YOGENDRA SINGH
IND
1,9640.4%
9
BHAGWAN PRASAD SINGH
IND
1,7400.4%
10
VINOD RABIDAS
IND
1,1650.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (23rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
38.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.4% · max 56.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
23rd of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
37th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 60.1%JNP(S) 22.0%JNP 12.8%OTH 5.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

Figures are for Buxar, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice
🏛️

Ancient mound, Buxar

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

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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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