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Bihar · PC 8 · 1998Reserved (SC)

Hajipur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

RAM VILAS PASWAN
JD· Janata Dal
JD 60.6%SJP(R) 38.5%4 others 1.0%
Votes
4,86,350
60.6% share
Winning margin
1,77,561
22.1% of votes
Total votes cast
8,02,854
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM VILAS PASWAN
Janata Dal
4,86,35060.6%
2
RAM SUNDER DAS
SJP(R)
3,08,78938.5%
3
GEETA DEVI
IND
3,6900.5%
4
NARAYAN DAS
IND
2,8630.4%
5
RAMJEET PRASAD
IND
6200.1%
6
VEER CHANDRA RAM
IND
5420.1%

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.

High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.9% · min 1.5% · max 80.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
2nd of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
31st of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 60.6%SJP(R) 38.5%OTH 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%

Figures are for Supaul, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lac Bangles🏺Makhana (Foxnut)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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