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Bihar · PC 1 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Bagaha
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
MAHENDRA BAITHA
SAP 43.3%JD 31.2%12 others 25.5%
Votes
2,00,469
44.1% share
Winning margin
56,072
12.3% of votes
Total votes cast
4,63,015
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHENDRA BAITHA | 2,00,469 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | BHOLA RAM TOOFANI | 1,44,397 | 31.8% | |
| 3 | GORAKH RAM | 31,828 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | MISHRI RAM | 17,237 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | NANDJI RAM | CPI(ML)(L) | 15,872 | 3.5% |
| 6 | ROHIT RAM | IND | 14,306 | 3.1% |
| 7 | GORAKH PRASAD | IND | 6,713 | 1.5% |
| 8 | BHAGIRATHI RAM | IND | 5,666 | 1.3% |
| 9 | KAPILDEV RAM | IND | 5,341 | 1.2% |
| 10 | SHAILENDRA PASWAN | PHK | 4,681 | 1.0% |
| 11 | SITA RAM PRASAD | AIIC(T) | 3,375 | 0.7% |
| 12 | SHAMBHU RAM | IND | 2,452 | 0.5% |
| 13 | RISHI RAM | IND | 1,187 | 0.3% |
| 14 | SHYAM KUMAR | IND | 1,101 | 0.2% |
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 (8th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.2% · min 8.5% · max 54.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
8th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
10th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 44.1%JD 31.8%INC 7.0%OTH 17.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Rampart)
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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)
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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.