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Bihar · PC 39 · 2004Reserved (SC)

Nawada

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

VIRCHANDRA PASWAN
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 48.5%BJP 43.0%12 others 8.5%
Votes
4,89,992
48.5% share
Winning margin
56,006
5.5% of votes
Total votes cast
10,10,037
Candidates
14
Seat history

1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIRCHANDRA PASWAN
UPA (UPA)
4,89,99248.5%
2
SANJAY PASWAN
NDA
4,33,98643.0%
3
BANBARI RAM
IND
52,3845.2%
4
BHOLA RAM
16,3591.6%
5
DALIT PASWAN
IJP
3,7520.4%
6
MEWALAL RAJWANSHI
CPI(ML)(L)
3,6230.4%
7
HARI CHOUDHARY
IND
2,2190.2%
8
PRAMOD KUMAR AKELA
IND
1,5290.1%
9
VIJAY RAVIDAS
IND
1,4670.1%
10
SHIVLAL RAJAK
IND
1,4660.1%
11
MAHENDRA PASWAN
JP
1,1120.1%
12
RAGHUNANDAN MOCHI
IND
8710.1%
13
NAGANDRA KUMAR VIKAL
IND
6590.1%
14
POLISH KUMAR DAS
IND
6180.1%

Low turnout (40th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 43.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
40th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
32nd of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 48.5%BJP 43.0%IND 5.2%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.01 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

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.

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