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Bihar · PC 20 · 1998
Saharsa
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
ANUPLAL YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 35.2%JD 27.8%4 others 37.0%
Votes
2,59,961
35.8% share
Winning margin
54,168
7.5% of votes
Total votes cast
7,38,969
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANUPLAL YADAV | RJD | 2,59,961 | 35.8% |
| 2 | DINESH CHANDRA YADAV | 2,05,793 | 28.3% | |
| 3 | CHOUDHARY MD.FAROOQUE SALAHUDDIIN | 1,92,749 | 26.5% | |
| 4 | TARANAND SADA | 52,579 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | GANGANATH ROY | BLLP | 9,959 | 1.4% |
| 6 | JAWAHAR RAJAK | IND | 6,009 | 0.8% |
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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.3% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
21st of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
34th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 35.8%JD 28.3%SAP 26.5%INC 7.2%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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