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Bihar · PC 20 · 1991
Saharsa
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
SURYA NARAIN YADAV
JD· Janata Dal
JD 57.1%INC 31.4%21 others 11.5%
Votes
4,40,749
57.8% share
Winning margin
1,98,108
26.0% of votes
Total votes cast
7,72,419
Candidates
23
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURYA NARAIN YADAV | 4,40,749 | 57.8% | |
| 2 | TARANAND SADA | 2,42,641 | 31.8% | |
| 3 | VAIDYANATH MEHTA | JP | 36,113 | 4.7% |
| 4 | MIRTUNJAY NR. MISHRA | 24,391 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | PRAMOD SHANKER CHOUDHARY | IND | 5,354 | 0.7% |
| 6 | VISHWANATH MEHTA | IND | 2,168 | 0.3% |
| 7 | RAMDWEO SAH | IND | 1,395 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MADHUKAR MANDAL | IND | 1,240 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RAMASANT OJHA | 1,098 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | SUKHDEO SHARMA | IND | 1,065 | 0.1% |
| 11 | DHIRENDRA RAM | IND | 830 | 0.1% |
| 12 | NARENDRA RAM | IND | 821 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SURESH PRASAD YADAV | PBI | 781 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ANAND MOHAN | IND | 721 | 0.1% |
| 15 | BHUMI SHARMA | IND | 539 | 0.1% |
| 16 | THAKO SADA | IND | 491 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAMESHWAR PD. VERMA | IND | 442 | 0.1% |
| 18 | RAM PUKAR SINGH YADAV | IND | 413 | 0.1% |
| 19 | YOGENDAR RAM | IND | 359 | 0.1% |
| 20 | UPENDRA SAH | IND | 284 | 0.0% |
| 21 | MONAJIR HUSSAIN | IND | 225 | 0.0% |
| 22 | UDAY NARAIN | IND | 155 | 0.0% |
| 23 | AMAR NATH MISAR | IND | 121 | 0.0% |
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
safe26.0%
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
JD 57.8%INC 31.8%OTH 10.3%
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?
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