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Bihar · PC 30 · 1996

Bhagalpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

CHUNCHUN PRASAD YADAV
JD· United Front
JD 41.2%BJP 33.1%24 others 25.7%
Votes
2,69,927
41.8% share
Winning margin
53,137
8.2% of votes
Total votes cast
6,55,328
Candidates
26
Seat history

All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHUNCHUN PRASAD YADAV
2,69,92741.8%
2
PRABHASH CHANDRA TIWARI
2,16,79033.6%
3
RAMESHWAR THAKUR
1,15,10017.8%
4
ONKAR PD. RAM
AIIC(T)
7,3331.1%
5
SATISH CHANDRA SINHA
6,6391.0%
6
AIYOOB HASAN
6,1160.9%
7
CHANDRAHAS YADAV
IND
2,6750.4%
8
FAIYAZ BHAGALPURI
IND
2,4570.4%
9
MANOK KUMAR
IND
2,2810.3%
10
RAMAWATAR ROY
IND
1,9450.3%
11
MAHAKAL REKHA
IND
1,5420.2%
12
RAJ KUMAR YADAV
IND
1,3780.2%
13
BHAG CHAND
IND
1,3610.2%
14
BALDEO MANDAL
IND
1,3230.2%
15
KAMTA PRASAD
IND
1,2410.2%
16
SUDHIR CHOUDHRY
IND
1,1970.2%
17
MURARI LAL SHARMA
IND
1,1770.2%
18
KRISHNA PRASAD SAH
IND
7900.1%
19
MUNINDRA K.JAISAWAL
7340.1%
20
JAGARNATH SAH
IND
6840.1%
21
RAMREKHA SINGH
IND
5170.1%
22
ALI HASAN AYOOBI
IND
4710.1%
23
CHANDRADEO PASWAN
IND
4310.1%
24
SHASHI BHUSHAN MISHRA
IND
3920.1%
25
VIRCHAND JAIN
IND
3350.1%
26
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
2550.0%

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.

Low turnout (39th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 3.0% · max 64.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
47%
lowerhigher
39th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 41.8%BJP 33.6%INC 17.8%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

19 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Kumhrar

Kumhrar

Heritage SiteWikidata
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Mir Ashraf's mosque, Ablution tank and Pucca well

🏛️MonumentASI

Mir Ashraf's mosque, Ablution tank and Pucca well

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Mounds known as the five stupas or panch pahari

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds known as the five stupas or panch pahari

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Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan wall

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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