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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 12 · 1998
Sheohar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
ANAND MOHAN
AIRJP· All India Rashtriya Janata Party (Vaghela's RJP)
AIRJP 41.0%SAP 27.8%9 others 31.1%
Votes
2,89,830
41.6% share
Winning margin
93,144
13.4% of votes
Total votes cast
7,06,390
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANAND MOHAN | AIRJP All India Rashtriya Janata Party (Vaghela's RJP) | 2,89,830 | 41.6% |
| 2 | HARI KISHORE SINGH | 1,96,686 | 28.2% | |
| 3 | MD.ANWARUL HAQUE | 1,86,317 | 26.7% | |
| 4 | SURENDRA TYAGI | 9,825 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | SITARAM JHA | BJC | 5,894 | 0.8% |
| 6 | AJAY K.SINGH | IND | 1,859 | 0.3% |
| 7 | MAHENDRA SINGH | IND | 1,552 | 0.2% |
| 8 | VIJAY KUMAR PATEL | IND | 1,462 | 0.2% |
| 9 | HARI KISHORE SINGH | IND | 1,413 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ANWAR ALAM KHAN | IND | 1,120 | 0.2% |
| 11 | KAMESHWAR YADAV | IND | 787 | 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.
High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 0.3% · max 50.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
3rd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
22nd of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIRJP 41.6%SAP 28.2%JD 26.7%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
Figures are for Purnia, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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