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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 11 · 1996
Sitamarhi
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
NAWAL KISHORE RAI
JD· United Front
JD 43.2%INC 32.2%28 others 24.7%
Votes
3,22,483
43.8% share
Winning margin
82,257
11.2% of votes
Total votes cast
7,46,914
Candidates
30
Seat history
All Candidates
30 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAWAL KISHORE RAI | 3,22,483 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | MD. ANVARUL HAQUE | 2,40,226 | 32.6% | |
| 3 | UMA SHANKAR GUPTA | 1,56,345 | 21.3% | |
| 4 | BRAHMDEO PRASAD YADAV | IND | 4,396 | 0.6% |
| 5 | MITHILESH KUMAR | IND | 2,169 | 0.3% |
| 6 | MD. BADRUDDIN | IND | 1,142 | 0.2% |
| 7 | YOGENDRA MUKHIYA | IND | 920 | 0.1% |
| 8 | NAWAL KISHORE SHAHI | AIIC(T) | 895 | 0.1% |
| 9 | ABDUL HASAN | IND | 767 | 0.1% |
| 10 | GIRIJANANDAN PRASAD YADAV | IND | 706 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PRITI MOHAN RASTOGI | IND | 653 | 0.1% |
| 12 | UMA RAMAN SINGH | IND | 564 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAM KRIPAL SINGH | IND | 532 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KAILASH BAITHA | 521 | 0.1% | |
| 15 | DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV | IND | 511 | 0.1% |
| 16 | MD. FAIZUL HAQUE SIDDIQUI | IND | 363 | 0.1% |
| 17 | MD. ABU SALIQUE ASRAFI | IND | 357 | 0.1% |
| 18 | RAM AUTAR PANDIT | IND | 322 | 0.0% |
| 19 | RABINDRA RAI | IND | 315 | 0.0% |
| 20 | MAHESH PRASAD | IND | 286 | 0.0% |
| 21 | KISHORI THAKUR | IND | 213 | 0.0% |
| 22 | MAHENDRA MAHTO | IND | 203 | 0.0% |
| 23 | SURESH RAI | IND | 167 | 0.0% |
| 24 | MD. AZIMULLAH | IND | 152 | 0.0% |
| 25 | RAM PRIT YADAV | IND | 143 | 0.0% |
| 26 | RAMKRISHNA SINGH | IND | 131 | 0.0% |
| 27 | SHASHI RANJAN KUMAR | IND | 116 | 0.0% |
| 28 | SHEO CHANDRA THAKUR |  FBL | 108 | 0.0% |
| 29 | RAMSHANKAR PRASAD | IND | 75 | 0.0% |
| 30 | CHANDESGWAR RAI | IND | 63 | 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.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.1% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
1st of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
23rd of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 43.8%INC 32.6%BJP 21.3%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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