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Bihar · PC 9 · 1998

Vaishali

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH
RJD· RJD
RJD 43.4%SAP 37.8%9 others 18.8%
Votes
3,22,101
44.0% share
Winning margin
41,494
5.7% of votes
Total votes cast
7,42,358
Candidates
11
Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH
RJD
3,22,10144.0%
2
BRISHIM PATEL
2,80,60738.3%
3
SHASHI KUMAR RAI
1,11,06715.2%
4
BHARAT PD.SINGH
BJC
6,6000.9%
5
LAKHICHANDRA RAY
IND
5,9820.8%
6
BADRI RAM
IND
1,4770.2%
7
SHASHI BHUSHAN SINGH
1,4480.2%
8
VASUDEO RAM
IND
1,0700.1%
9
JAGDEO PASWAN
IND
9820.1%
10
SUKHDEO KESARI
IND
6810.1%
11
UMASHANKER PASWAN
IND
5280.1%

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High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.9% · max 71.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
6th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
35th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 44.0%SAP 38.3%JD 15.2%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute🏷️MakhanaGI

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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