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Bihar · PC 1 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Bagaha
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
MAHENDRA BAITHA
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 42.4%JD 34.0%5 others 23.6%
Votes
2,31,919
43.1% share
Winning margin
45,743
8.5% of votes
Total votes cast
5,47,334
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHENDRA BAITHA | NDA (NDA) | 2,31,919 | 43.1% |
| 2 | PURNAMASI RAM | 1,86,176 | 34.6% | |
| 3 | DASAI CHOUDHARY | AIRJP | 62,580 | 11.6% |
| 4 | SITA RAM PRASAD | 22,115 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | NANDJI RAM | CPI(ML)(L) | 21,390 | 4.0% |
| 6 | NAND KISHOR RAM | 7,667 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | SHAILENDRA PASWAN | LS | 6,774 | 1.3% |
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.
High turnout (8th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.2% · min 8.5% · max 54.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
8th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
10th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 43.1%JD 34.6%AIRJP 11.6%OTH 10.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Rampart)
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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)
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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.