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Bihar · PC 10 · 1998
Muzaffarpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
CAPTAIN JAI NA. PD. NISHAD
RJD· RJD
RJD 42.2%SAP 39.3%14 others 18.5%
Votes
3,19,996
43.0% share
Winning margin
21,923
2.9% of votes
Total votes cast
7,58,135
Candidates
16
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAPTAIN JAI NA. PD. NISHAD | RJD | 3,19,996 | 43.0% |
| 2 | HARENDRA KUMAR | 2,98,073 | 40.0% | |
| 3 | MAHENDRA SAHANI | 81,250 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | NAND KUMAR | 26,282 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | KAPIL DEO PRASAD YADAV | IND | 3,714 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RAM CHANDRA PASMAN | IND | 3,431 | 0.5% |
| 7 | BIMAL KUMAR | IND | 2,505 | 0.3% |
| 8 | LALDEV MAJHI | IND | 1,762 | 0.2% |
| 9 | JAI NARAIN SAH | IND | 1,752 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAJESH RAM | IND | 1,620 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MITHELESH PD. SHARMA | IND | 1,436 | 0.2% |
| 12 | RAJ KISHORE SINGH | PSSS | 1,390 | 0.2% |
| 13 | BHAVISHAN BAITHA | IND | 680 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MITHU RAM | IND | 443 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SHIBU DAS | IND | 408 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SATYENDAR KUMAR SATYN | IND | 220 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.2% · max 65.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
4th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.51
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
18th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 43.0%SAP 40.0%JD 10.9%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%
Figures are for Kishanganj, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
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