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Bihar · PC 6 · 1991
Maharajganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
GIRIJA DEVI (W)
JD· Janata Dal
JD 36.7%JP 33.0%16 others 30.4%
Votes
2,39,700
38.0% share
Winning margin
24,335
3.9% of votes
Total votes cast
6,53,587
Candidates
18
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRIJA DEVI (W) | 2,39,700 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | RAM BAHADUR SINGH | JP | 2,15,365 | 34.1% |
| 3 | RAMUDESHWAR SHARMA | 91,460 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | PRABHU NATH SINGH | 71,141 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | HIRA LAL RAI | IND | 4,182 | 0.7% |
| 6 | NILAM RANI (W) | ICS(SCS) | 3,074 | 0.5% |
| 7 | RAMAYODHYA RAM | 1,781 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | ASHOK KUMAR | 1,469 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | ARUN KUMAR SINGH | IND | 502 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PASHUPATI RAI | IND | 425 | 0.1% |
| 11 | CHANDRA BHUSHAN SINGH | IND | 417 | 0.1% |
| 12 | NIZAMUDIN KHAN | IND | 417 | 0.1% |
| 13 | DINESH KUMAR MANDAL | IND | 349 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SHASHI BHUSHAN SINGH | IND | 183 | 0.0% |
| 15 | RAM EKBAL RAI | IND | 174 | 0.0% |
| 16 | RAJ BALABH BHARTI | IND | 168 | 0.0% |
| 17 | SHIV NATH MAHTO | IND | 164 | 0.0% |
| 18 | MAHESH SINGH | IND | 137 | 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 (30th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 1.8% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
30th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
21st of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 38.0%JP 34.1%BJP 14.5%INC 11.3%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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.