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Bihar · PC 6 · 1989

Maharajganj

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

CHANRASBEKHAR
JD· National Front
JD 64.6%INC 27.9%12 others 7.5%
Votes
3,82,488
65.3% share
Winning margin
2,17,318
37.1% of votes
Total votes cast
5,91,913
Candidates
14
Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANRASBEKHAR
3,82,48865.3%
2
KRISHNA PRATAP
1,65,17028.2%
3
RAMDEO SINGH
LKD(B)
25,6054.4%
4
NIZAMUDIN KHAN
IND
1,8440.3%
5
MAHESH SINGH
IND
1,8000.3%
6
BABULAL YADAV
1,7840.3%
7
KESHAVACHARYA
IND
1,6810.3%
8
KEDER NATH
IND
1,5080.3%
9
KAMAKHAYA N. SINGH
IND
1,0950.2%
10
YOGENDRA MISHRA
IND
8170.1%
11
ASHOK KR. PURI
IND
7170.1%
12
BAIDYANATH PRASSAD SHRIVASTAVA
IND
6290.1%
13
BHRIGUNATH PANDEY
IND
5380.1%
14
VINOD SHARMA
IND
3730.1%

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.

Average turnout (30th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
37.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 1.8% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
30th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
21st of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 65.3%INC 28.2%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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