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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 12 · 1996
Sheohar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
ANAND MOHAN
SAP 48.4%JD 42.5%26 others 9.2%
Votes
3,34,994
49.4% share
Winning margin
40,637
6.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,92,749
Candidates
28
Seat history
All Candidates
28 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANAND MOHAN | 3,34,994 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | RAM CHANDRA PURVE | 2,94,357 | 43.4% | |
| 3 | HARISHANKAR PD. YADAV | 24,403 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | MAGAN DEO PRASAD | 2,992 | 0.4% | |
| 5 | CHANDESHWAR PD. SINGH | IND | 2,687 | 0.4% |
| 6 | JILDAR RAM | IND | 2,644 | 0.4% |
| 7 | MADHURENDRA KUMAR SINGH | AIIC(T) | 2,151 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MD. JAMIL AKHTAR | IND | 1,863 | 0.3% |
| 9 | RAJ NANDAN GANDHI | 1,751 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | FAIYAJ BIHARI | IND | 1,343 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MANOJ UPADHYAY | IND | 1,208 | 0.2% |
| 12 | GOPA THAKUR | IND | 1,122 | 0.2% |
| 13 | RAGHUNATH PRASAD | IND | 1,107 | 0.2% |
| 14 | MUNIDRA KUMAR JHA | IND | 833 | 0.1% |
| 15 | MUKESH BHUSHAN SINGH | IND | 735 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SATYANARAN BHAGAT | IND | 634 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAGHUNATH SINGH | IND | 521 | 0.1% |
| 18 | M. SOHAIL | IND | 478 | 0.1% |
| 19 | RAMPUKAR PRASAD | IND | 430 | 0.1% |
| 20 | ABDUL WASHIR | IND | 418 | 0.1% |
| 21 | RAMLAL PASWAN | IND | 399 | 0.1% |
| 22 | BRAHMDEO RAI | IND | 349 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SHIVSHANKAR MANDAL | IND | 231 | 0.0% |
| 24 | DINESH CHANDRA PD. SINGH | IND | 231 | 0.0% |
| 25 | RAMANAND SINGH | IND | 198 | 0.0% |
| 26 | NANDU SINGH | IND | 177 | 0.0% |
| 27 | SHAMBHU PRASAD PREMI | IND | 158 | 0.0% |
| 28 | RAMBHAROS PASWAN | IND | 99 | 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 (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 0.3% · max 50.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
3rd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
22nd of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 49.4%JD 43.4%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
Figures are for Purnia, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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