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Bihar · PC 5 · 1996

Siwan

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

M. SAHABUDDIN
JD· United Front
JD 51.8%BJP 25.6%21 others 22.7%
Votes
3,26,351
52.6% share
Winning margin
1,65,243
26.6% of votes
Total votes cast
6,30,460
Candidates
23
Seat history

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. SAHABUDDIN
3,26,35152.6%
2
JANARDAN TIWARI
1,61,10825.9%
3
RAMESH SINGH KUSHWAHA
CPI(ML)(L)
1,09,35817.6%
4
ZAFAR AHMAD GANI
4,2190.7%
5
AYODHYA DUBEY
IND
2,4500.4%
6
MUSTAQUE AHMAD
IND
2,2610.4%
7
RAM DHYAN PRASAD
IND
1,8880.3%
8
SURESH YADAV
IND
1,8120.3%
9
SHANKAR PRASAD YADAV
1,6540.3%
10
INDRASAN BHAGAT
IND
1,3590.2%
11
UMESHWAR PRASAD THAKUR
IND
1,2680.2%
12
RAM AUTAR PRASAD
IND
1,0700.2%
13
MURSHARAF ALI
AIIC(T)
9920.2%
14
NASIR KHAN
IND
8930.1%
15
SINGH DHARAMPAL
IND
7180.1%
16
JAI PRAKASH PANDEY
IND
7060.1%
17
UTTAM SINGH
IND
5200.1%
18
KRISHNAND PRASAD
IND
5010.1%
19
SWAMI DEVENDRA KISHORE
IND
4930.1%
20
LADOO LAL SAH
IND
4090.1%
21
VIRENDRA SHUKLA
IND
3750.1%
22
VIPIN BIHARI RAM
IND
2590.0%
23
DHARMIKCHHUK PRASAD
IND
2070.0%

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 (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
26.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 1.8% · max 53.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
22nd of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
7th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 52.6%BJP 25.9%CPI(ML)(L) 17.6%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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