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Bihar · PC 7 · 1998
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Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
HEERA LAL RAI
RJD· RJD
RJD 44.5%BJP 43.3%6 others 12.2%
Votes
3,31,591
45.0% share
Winning margin
9,327
1.3% of votes
Total votes cast
7,45,111
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEERA LAL RAI | RJD | 3,31,591 | 45.0% |
| 2 | RAJEEV PRATAP RUDY | 3,22,264 | 43.7% | |
| 3 | CHANDRIKA RAI | 66,148 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | BAIDYA NATH PRASAD SINGH VIKAL | BJC | 5,810 | 0.8% |
| 5 | ANIL KUMAR SINGH | IND | 5,092 | 0.7% |
| 6 | JANAK YADAV | 3,261 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,918 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SRIKANT PRASAD | IND | 1,411 | 0.2% |
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 (28th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.3% · max 77.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
28th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.3%
lowerhigher
3rd of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 45.0%BJP 43.7%JD 9.0%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting
🏛️
Remains of ancient fort or garh locally known as Raja Bali ka garh
🏛️MonumentASI
Remains of ancient fort or garh locally known as Raja Bali ka garh
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.