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Bihar · PC 20 · 1996
Saharsa
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
DINESH CHANDERA YADAV
JD· United Front
JD 56.4%INC 34.9%16 others 8.8%
Votes
3,99,804
57.1% share
Winning margin
1,52,445
21.8% of votes
Total votes cast
7,09,379
Candidates
18
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINESH CHANDERA YADAV | 3,99,804 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | SURYA NARIAN YADAV | 2,47,359 | 35.3% | |
| 3 | NOOR AHMED | IND | 28,507 | 4.1% |
| 4 | MOHAMMED FIROZ | IND | 3,533 | 0.5% |
| 5 | DUKHA SADA | IND | 3,506 | 0.5% |
| 6 | CHIRANJIV JHA | AIIC(T) | 2,888 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SUKHDEO SHARMA | IND | 2,294 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MUSAHAHARU YADAV | IND | 2,234 | 0.3% |
| 9 | RAM DEB MAHTO | IND | 1,968 | 0.3% |
| 10 | NIRMAL MISHRA | IND | 1,630 | 0.2% |
| 11 | BHUPINDER PRASAD YADAV | IND | 1,318 | 0.2% |
| 12 | CHANDER NARIAN SINGH | IND | 902 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAM PRASAD BHAGAT | IND | 829 | 0.1% |
| 14 | GANESH KUMAR | IND | 824 | 0.1% |
| 15 | LAL BAHADUR CHOWDHARY | IND | 657 | 0.1% |
| 16 | RAS BEHARI MANDAL | IND | 654 | 0.1% |
| 17 | MITHLESH KUMAR | IND | 552 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SURESH PRASAD MEHTA | IND | 538 | 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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.3% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
21st of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
34th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 57.1%INC 35.3%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
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