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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANUPLAL YADAV
RJD
2,59,96135.8%
2
DINESH CHANDRA YADAV
2,05,79328.3%
3
CHOUDHARY MD.FAROOQUE SALAHUDDIIN
1,92,74926.5%
4
TARANAND SADA
52,5797.2%
5
GANGANATH ROY
BLLP
9,9591.4%
6
JAWAHAR RAJAK
IND
6,0090.8%

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
safe
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.3% · max 41.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
21st of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
34th of 40

How 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 COMPUTED

A 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
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