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Bihar · PC 16 · 2004Reserved (SC)

Rosera

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

RAM CHANDRA PASWAN
LJP· UPA (UPA)
LJP 55.2%JD(U) 35.8%8 others 8.9%
Votes
3,94,240
55.2% share
Winning margin
1,38,411
19.4% of votes
Total votes cast
7,13,798
Candidates
10
Seat history

3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM CHANDRA PASWAN
UPA (UPA)
3,94,24055.2%
2
DASHAI CHAUDHARY
NDA
2,55,82935.8%
3
LAL BAHADUR SADA
CPI(ML)(L)
18,8292.6%
4
HALCHAL RAM
IND
16,8202.4%
5
SATRUDHAN KUMAR PASWAN
6,5840.9%
6
SANATAN KUMAR SATHI
5,1280.7%
7
GULAB PASWAN
AD
4,9600.7%
8
NANDJEE RAM
IND
4,9590.7%
9
KRIPANATH RAM
IND
3,4060.5%
10
KEDAR PASWAN
3,0430.4%

High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 3.6% · max 44.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
5th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
15th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 55.2%JD(U) 35.8%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.01 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

Basarh

Heritage SiteWikidata
Vaishali

Vaishali

Heritage SiteWikidata
Ashokan column

Ashokan column

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashokan column

Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)

Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)

🏛️MonumentASI

Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)

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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