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Bihar · PC 10 · 1999

Muzaffarpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1999

Captain Jai Na. Pd. Nishad
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 49.8%RJD 41.5%13 others 8.7%
Votes
3,63,820
50.6% share
Winning margin
60,720
8.4% of votes
Total votes cast
7,30,490
Candidates
15
Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Captain Jai Na. Pd. Nishad
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
3,63,82050.6%
2
Mahendra Sahni
RJD
3,03,10042.1%
3
Vijay Shukal
IND
34,6134.8%
4
Surendra Ram
IND
4,0010.6%
5
Mahmad Idris
IND
2,5360.3%
6
Govardhan Dhavan
BSP
2,4680.3%
7
Mahendra Rai
IND
2,4000.3%
8
Jaglal Choudhary
IND
1,9490.3%
9
Azrul Hach
IND
1,1210.2%
10
Mukhya Lal Paswan
IND
7750.1%
11
Baliram Prasad Shahi
IND
7470.1%
12
Raj Kishore Choudhary
IND
6960.1%
13
Shankar Sharan
IND
6380.1%
14
Mahanth Prashuram Das
IND
3690.1%
15
Suresh Pasban
IND
2940.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.2% · max 65.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
4th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.51
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
18th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 50.6%RJD 42.1%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Kanhaiya ji ka mandir

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