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Bihar · PC 19 · 1984

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Winner — Lok Sabha 1984

CHANDRA BHANU DEVI
INC· INC
INC 50.0%CPI 24.8%7 others 25.2%
Votes
2,46,049
51.1% share
Winning margin
1,23,901
25.7% of votes
Total votes cast
4,92,389
Candidates
9
Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA BHANU DEVI
2,46,04951.1%
2
SURJ NARAYAN SINGH
1,22,14825.4%
3
RAM SHARAN YADAV
94,62719.6%
4
BHOLA MAHTO
IND
4,9861.0%
5
RAJENDRA SAHNI
IND
4,0810.8%
6
RAM CHANDRA SINGH
IND
3,6740.8%
7
RAMESHWAR RAI
IND
2,4540.5%
8
MOTI LAL SHARMA
IND
2,4530.5%
9
RAMA NAND MISHRA
IND
1,0630.2%

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.

Low turnout (34th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.5% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
34th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
19th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.1%CPI 25.4%LKD 19.6%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%

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

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tomato
🏛️

(i) All ancient structures and other monuments or remains and all artificial caves and mounds…

🏛️MonumentASI

(i) All ancient structures and other monuments or remains and all artificial caves and mounds containing ancient remains within the limit of the said ancient city of Manjhi. (ii) Remains of the ancient city Manjhi

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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