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Bihar · PC 26 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Rajmahal
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
SOM MARANDI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 33.4%INC 33.4%9 others 33.2%
Votes
1,98,889
34.0% share
Winning margin
9
0.0% of votes
Total votes cast
5,95,560
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOM MARANDI | NDA (NDA) | 1,98,889 | 34.0% |
| 2 | THOMAS HANSDA | 1,98,880 | 34.0% | |
| 3 | SIMON MARANDI | 1,50,104 | 25.7% | |
| 4 | JYOTIN SOREN | 22,359 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | RAMSHIL MURMU | IND | 5,748 | 1.0% |
| 6 | MANJU SNEHLATA HEMBROM | BJC | 3,094 | 0.5% |
| 7 | MAHESH MALTO | IND | 2,648 | 0.5% |
| 8 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR AZAD | IND | 1,123 | 0.2% |
| 9 | BETKA MARANDI | IND | 723 | 0.1% |
| 10 | BAJIRAM MARANDI | IND | 486 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SANJAY KUMAR SOREN | IND | 463 | 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.
Average turnout (29th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.0% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
29th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
5th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.0%INC 34.0%JMM 25.7%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
Ancient site of Vikramshila Monastry
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancient site of Vikramshila Monastry
Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill
🏛️MonumentASI
Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill
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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.