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Bihar · PC 14 · 1996
Jhanjharpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV
JD· United Front
JD 53.3%INC 41.7%13 others 5.0%
Votes
3,58,396
54.0% share
Winning margin
78,149
11.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,71,933
Candidates
15
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 3,58,396 | 54.0% | |
| 2 | DHANIK LAL MANDAL(BELHA WALE) | 2,80,247 | 42.2% | |
| 3 | JAGDISH KAMAT | 10,198 | 1.5% | |
| 4 | PADAM NA. JHA | IND | 3,289 | 0.5% |
| 5 | SUBH CHANDRA JHA | IND | 2,137 | 0.3% |
| 6 | CHAKRAPANI JHA | AIIC(T) | 1,896 | 0.3% |
| 7 | DEV NATH SINGH | IND | 1,751 | 0.3% |
| 8 | PANDIT SUSHIL JHA | IND | 1,043 | 0.2% |
| 9 | BARUN KUMAR JHA | IND | 919 | 0.1% |
| 10 | GIJO DEVI | IND | 895 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SURYA NATH MISHRA | IND | 883 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MD. KHURSHID ANWAR | IND | 786 | 0.1% |
| 13 | GANGA PRASAD YADAV | IND | 776 | 0.1% |
| 14 | DHANIK LAL MANDAL(PHULKAHI WALE) | IND | 648 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH | IND | 363 | 0.1% |
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 (19th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
19th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
16th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 54.0%INC 42.2%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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