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Bihar · PC 30 · 2004

Begusarai

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

RAJIV RANJAN SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 44.4%INC 41.4%7 others 14.2%
Votes
3,01,562
44.4% share
Winning margin
20,491
3.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,78,667
Candidates
9
Seat history

1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJIV RANJAN SINGH
NDA (NDA)
3,01,56244.4%
2
KRISHNA SAHI
UPA
2,81,07141.4%
3
KUMAR SUMAN SINGH
IND
61,3529.0%
4
RAJENDRA MAHTO
IND
10,2761.5%
5
MANOJ KUMAR MAHTO
9,4801.4%
6
D. P. OJHA
IND
5,7800.8%
7
RAM KISHUN SAH
AD
4,3380.6%
8
SHANKAR LAL CHOKHANI
LSD
2,6460.4%
9
SREE NARAYAN GOSWAMI
IJP
2,1620.3%

Low turnout (39th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 3.0% · max 64.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
47%
lowerhigher
39th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 44.4%INC 41.4%IND 9.0%OTH 5.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

19 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Brass Metal Work🏺Garments & Active Wear🏺Tikuli Paintings
Kumhrar

Kumhrar

Heritage SiteWikidata
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Mir Ashraf's mosque, Ablution tank and Pucca well

🏛️MonumentASI

Mir Ashraf's mosque, Ablution tank and Pucca well

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Mounds known as the five stupas or panch pahari

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds known as the five stupas or panch pahari

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Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan wall

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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