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Bihar · PC 9 · 2004

Vaishali

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

RAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 48.3%IND 34.1%14 others 17.6%
Votes
3,61,503
48.3% share
Winning margin
1,05,935
14.2% of votes
Total votes cast
7,48,759
Candidates
16
Seat history

2 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH
UPA (UPA)
3,61,50348.3%
2
VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLA
IND
2,55,56834.1%
3
DR. HARENDRA KUMAR
NDA
73,2879.8%
4
JITENDER KUMAR SINGH
14,4741.9%
5
SHIVCHARAN RAM
IND
7,9301.1%
6
SHIVCHANDAR SINGH
IND
7,7621.0%
7
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
IND
4,0820.6%
8
SAMBHU PRASAD SINGH
IND
3,9720.5%
9
NITYA NAND SINGH
3,9250.5%
10
RAM UDAR PRASAD THAKUR
IND
3,2390.4%
11
UPENDRA PD. SINGH
AD
2,8320.4%
12
PANNA LAL SAHANI
IND
2,8160.4%
13
UMESH SAHANI
IND
2,3410.3%
14
UPENDRA CHAUDHARY
IND
2,2170.3%
15
BRAJ KISHORE SINGH
IND
1,5730.2%
16
JAINENDRA KUMAR
1,2380.2%

High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.9% · max 71.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
6th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
35th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 48.3%IND 34.1%JD(U) 9.8%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute🏷️MakhanaGI

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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