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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM VILAS PASWAN | Janata Dal | 4,86,350 | 60.6% |
| 2 | RAM SUNDER DAS | SJP(R) | 3,08,789 | 38.5% |
| 3 | GEETA DEVI | IND | 3,690 | 0.5% |
| 4 | NARAYAN DAS | IND | 2,863 | 0.4% |
| 5 | RAMJEET PRASAD | IND | 620 | 0.1% |
| 6 | VEER CHANDRA RAM | IND | 542 | 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.
High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.9% · min 1.5% · max 80.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
2nd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
31st of 40How 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 COMPUTEDA 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.