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Bihar · PC 18 · 1996
Barh
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
NITISH KUMAR
SAP 50.9%JD 41.7%21 others 7.4%
Votes
3,60,156
51.5% share
Winning margin
64,854
9.3% of votes
Total votes cast
7,07,618
Candidates
23
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NITISH KUMAR | 3,60,156 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | VIJAY KRISHNA | 2,95,302 | 42.2% | |
| 3 | UMA YADAV | CPI(ML)(L) | 17,263 | 2.5% |
| 4 | PUNAM DEVI | 9,403 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | PRAMATAMA SINGH | VJP | 3,328 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RAM BALAK PRASAD | IND | 2,044 | 0.3% |
| 7 | VIJAY NAND | ABDBM | 1,801 | 0.3% |
| 8 | JAI SHANKAR PRASAD JHA | 1,470 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | PAWAN KUMAR | IND | 1,127 | 0.2% |
| 10 | JITENDRA KR.SINGH | IND | 1,049 | 0.1% |
| 11 | CHANDESHWAR SHARMA | IND | 845 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PUNIA DEVI | IND | 716 | 0.1% |
| 13 | DHARMENDRA RAI | IND | 660 | 0.1% |
| 14 | JAWAHAR SAO | IND | 601 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SHIV BACHAN PASWAN | IND | 585 | 0.1% |
| 16 | BRIJ NANDAN PRASAD SINGH | IND | 526 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SHEELA DEVI | IND | 504 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SAMBHU NATH SINGH | AIIC(T) | 489 | 0.1% |
| 19 | PANKAJ GAPI | IND | 439 | 0.1% |
| 20 | VINAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 427 | 0.1% |
| 21 | RAJENDRA SINGH | IND | 425 | 0.1% |
| 22 | OM PRAKASH | IND | 408 | 0.1% |
| 23 | RANVIR SINGH | IND | 323 | 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.
Low turnout (33rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.2% · max 55.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
33rd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
11th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 51.5%JD 42.2%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.