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Bihar · PC 2 · 1989

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Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

DHARMESH PRASSAD VERMA
JD· National Front
JD 40.2%CPI 30.9%12 others 28.8%
Votes
2,09,009
40.9% share
Winning margin
48,348
9.5% of votes
Total votes cast
5,19,407
Candidates
14
Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARMESH PRASSAD VERMA
2,09,00940.9%
2
ABDUL MOGANI KAIFI
1,60,66131.5%
3
MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY
1,07,99021.1%
4
AVADH KISHOR SAHA
IND
16,9283.3%
5
JAYA PRAKASH
5,9481.2%
6
RAGHUNATH SAHA
2,1770.4%
7
DEV NARAYAN PRASSAD SASTRI
IND
1,8440.4%
8
RAJINDRA PRASAD
IND
1,2940.3%
9
SHIVAJI ARYA
LKD(B)
1,2390.2%
10
RAMESHVAR MISRA
IND
1,0200.2%
11
MANJUR KHAN
IND
8530.2%
12
RAGHUNATH GUPTA
IND
6780.1%
13
MAYADEVI GUPTA
IND
6250.1%
14
HARISANKAR DUBE
IND
2810.1%

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 (7th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 4.3% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
7th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
36th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 40.9%CPI 31.5%INC 21.1%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments

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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