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Bihar · PC 14 · 1999
Jhanjharpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Devendra Prasad Yadav
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 54.9%RJD 36.3%8 others 8.8%
Votes
3,75,852
55.7% share
Winning margin
1,27,814
18.9% of votes
Total votes cast
6,84,147
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devendra Prasad Yadav | NDA (NDA) | 3,75,852 | 55.7% |
| 2 | Surendra Prasad Yadav | 2,48,038 | 36.8% | |
| 3 | Chitranjan Sah | 29,245 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Chandraveer Kamat | IND | 6,440 | 0.9% |
| 5 | Pradeep Paswan | IND | 4,795 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Ganga Prasad Yadav | 3,192 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | Vivekanand Mishra | IND | 2,823 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Santosh Kumar Jha | AJBP | 2,327 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Chandra Kumar Choudhary | IND | 911 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Sadhu Paswan | IND | 793 | 0.1% |
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Average turnout (19th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
19th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
16th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 55.7%RJD 36.8%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
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