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Bihar · PC 33 · 1998
Begusarai
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
RAJO SINGH
INC· INC
INC 42.2%SAP 34.7%2 others 23.1%
Votes
2,96,475
43.0% share
Winning margin
52,907
7.7% of votes
Total votes cast
7,02,549
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJO SINGH | INC | 2,96,475 | 43.0% |
| 2 | KRISHANA SAHI | 2,43,568 | 35.3% | |
| 3 | RAMENDRA KUMAR | 1,44,540 | 21.0% | |
| 4 | RAM BILAS SINGH | IND | 4,957 | 0.7% |
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 (23rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.4% · max 56.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
23rd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
37th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.0%SAP 35.3%CPI 21.0%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
Figures are for Buxar, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice
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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.