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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GIRIJA DEVI (W)
2,39,70038.0%
2
RAM BAHADUR SINGH
JP
2,15,36534.1%
3
RAMUDESHWAR SHARMA
91,46014.5%
4
PRABHU NATH SINGH
71,14111.3%
5
HIRA LAL RAI
IND
4,1820.7%
6
NILAM RANI (W)
ICS(SCS)
3,0740.5%
7
RAMAYODHYA RAM
1,7810.3%
8
ASHOK KUMAR
1,4690.2%
9
ARUN KUMAR SINGH
IND
5020.1%
10
PASHUPATI RAI
IND
4250.1%
11
CHANDRA BHUSHAN SINGH
IND
4170.1%
12
NIZAMUDIN KHAN
IND
4170.1%
13
DINESH KUMAR MANDAL
IND
3490.1%
14
SHASHI BHUSHAN SINGH
IND
1830.0%
15
RAM EKBAL RAI
IND
1740.0%
16
RAJ BALABH BHARTI
IND
1680.0%
17
SHIV NATH MAHTO
IND
1640.0%
18
MAHESH SINGH
IND
1370.0%

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
safe
3.9%
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 38.0%JP 34.1%BJP 14.5%INC 11.3%OTH 2.1%

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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