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Bihar · PC 6 · 1996
Maharajganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
RAM BAHADUR SINGH
SAP 53.6%JD 28.5%16 others 17.9%
Votes
3,25,577
54.3% share
Winning margin
1,52,854
25.5% of votes
Total votes cast
6,06,896
Candidates
18
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM BAHADUR SINGH | 3,25,577 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | GIRIJA DEVI | 1,72,723 | 28.8% | |
| 3 | DALAN PD. YADAV | IND | 53,455 | 8.9% |
| 4 | RAM NATH SINGH | 19,672 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | RAMCHABILA RAM | 7,873 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | SURENDRA PURI | AIIC(T) | 4,193 | 0.7% |
| 7 | JAGANATH THAKUR | IND | 4,146 | 0.7% |
| 8 | VAIKUNTH NARAYAN RAI | IND | 2,040 | 0.3% |
| 9 | AKHILESHWAR GIRI | IND | 1,919 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SHYAM BABU SAH | IND | 1,735 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAMAYAN SINGH | IND | 1,191 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SACHIDANAND SHARMA | IND | 1,099 | 0.2% |
| 13 | BABAN PANDEY | IND | 762 | 0.1% |
| 14 | HEMNARAYAN SINGH | IND | 708 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SHAMBHUNATH PRASAD YADAV | IND | 604 | 0.1% |
| 16 | BHAGWATI SHARAN SINGH | IND | 581 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SURENDRA SHARMA | IND | 489 | 0.1% |
| 18 | RAM SAKAR RAI | IND | 426 | 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 (30th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 1.8% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
30th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
21st of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 54.3%JD 28.8%IND 8.9%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
Figures are for Madhubani, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.