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Bihar · PC 34 · 1996

Nalanda

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

GEORGE FERANDES
SAP 54.6%CPI 35.8%32 others 9.6%
Votes
4,86,703
55.1% share
Winning margin
1,67,864
19.0% of votes
Total votes cast
8,90,894
Candidates
34
Seat history

All Candidates

34 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GEORGE FERANDES
4,86,70355.1%
2
VIJAI KUMAR YADAV
3,18,83936.1%
3
MITRA NAND SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
33,1843.8%
4
SATISH KUMAR
25,7222.9%
5
VAJNISH KUMAR
IND
2,2600.3%
6
SHIV SHANK.PRASAD
IND
1,8250.2%
7
GANAURI YADAV
IND
1,3690.2%
8
ARVIND PRASAD
IND
1,3340.1%
9
NARESH PRASAD
IND
1,2760.1%
10
JAGDEO THAKUR
IND
1,1070.1%
11
RAM SWAROOP PRASAD
IND
1,0190.1%
12
MD. MAHFOOZ HASHMI
IND
9690.1%
13
VANWARISHARAN PRASAD
IND
9110.1%
14
DWARIKA PRASAD
IND
6590.1%
15
BODH NARAIN PRASAD
IND
6520.1%
16
SHIV DKUMAR PATEL
IND
6520.1%
17
JAGDISH PRASAD
IND
5020.1%
18
VIRENDRA KUMAR
PSSS
4790.1%
19
SHANKER SAB
IND
4400.1%
20
KRISHN PRASAD
IND
3620.0%
21
NAGENDRA PRASAD
IND
3130.0%
22
DHIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
2730.0%
23
MD.AFTAB ALAM
IND
2520.0%
24
INDRADEO SINGH GAUTAM
IND
2450.0%
25
VIJAYANANDN PRASAD
IND
2430.0%
26
BENGALI PRASAD RAM
IND
2260.0%
27
MD. SHAMIM LUDDIN
IND
2160.0%
28
NASIM UDDIN
IND
1860.0%
29
UDIT PRASAD
IND
1780.0%
30
KUMAR RAJ MANORANJAN SINGH
IND
1740.0%
31
NAGESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
1540.0%
32
KUMARI BACHCHI SINHA
IND
1150.0%
33
ARUN KUMAR MEHTA
IND
980.0%
34
MD. ARNEBARUL HAQUE
IND
790.0%

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.

Average turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.6% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
20th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
29th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 55.1%CPI 36.1%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

Figures are for Kaimur (Bhabua), this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet🏺Rice
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Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

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Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

Rohtas garh fort

Rohtas garh fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Rohtas garh fort

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

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Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

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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