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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 12 · 1999
Sheohar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Md Anwarul Haque
RJD· Congress-led alliance (INC-RJD-CPM), Bihar 1999
RJD 47.8%BPSP 47.4%6 others 4.8%
Votes
3,47,279
48.5% share
Winning margin
2,535
0.3% of votes
Total votes cast
7,26,559
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md Anwarul Haque | Congress-led alliance (INC-RJD-CPM), Bihar 1999 | 3,47,279 | 48.5% |
| 2 | Anand Mohan | BPSP | 3,44,744 | 48.1% |
| 3 | Varan Ram | IND | 9,206 | 1.3% |
| 4 | Sulabh Kumar Singh | AJBP | 7,086 | 1.0% |
| 5 | Ram Kailash Singh | SJP(R) | 2,904 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Mohan Sah | IND | 2,039 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Karimudin Haidar Khan | IND | 1,690 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Vimal Kumar Singh | IND | 988 | 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 (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 0.3% · max 50.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
3rd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
22nd of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 48.5%BPSP 48.1%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
Figures are for Purnia, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.