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Bihar · PC 3 · 1998
Motihari
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
RAMA DEVI
RJD· RJD
RJD 40.8%BJP 27.7%11 others 31.4%
Votes
2,74,272
41.5% share
Winning margin
88,074
13.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,71,416
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMA DEVI | RJD | 2,74,272 | 41.5% |
| 2 | RADHA MOHAN SINGH | 1,86,198 | 28.1% | |
| 3 | DEBENDRA NATH DUBEY | 1,62,763 | 24.6% | |
| 4 | KAMLA MISHRA MADHUKAR | 28,190 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | ABHAY KUMAR | IND | 2,425 | 0.4% |
| 6 | PRABHU SAH | IND | 1,986 | 0.3% |
| 7 | MUKESH KUMAR VERMA | IND | 1,565 | 0.2% |
| 8 | PRABHU RAM | IND | 1,264 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RAM NATH CHAUDHARY | IND | 969 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SHASHI BHUSHAN SINGH | IND | 566 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ARVIND KUMAR SINHA | IND | 537 | 0.1% |
| 12 | GOPAL SHANKAR BH. | IND | 382 | 0.1% |
| 13 | JAG JIVAN BAITHA | IND | 289 | 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.
Average turnout (10th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.2% · min 1.6% · max 55.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
10th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
25th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.5%BJP 28.1%SP 24.6%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.