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Muzaffarpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

CAPTAIN JAI NARAYAN PRASAD NISHAD
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 31.4%LJP 23.7%22 others 44.9%
Votes
1,95,091
31.4% share
Winning margin
47,809
7.7% of votes
Total votes cast
6,21,813
Candidates
24
Seat history

8 of 24 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CAPTAIN JAI NARAYAN PRASAD NISHAD
NDA (NDA)
1,95,09131.4%
2
BHAGWANLAL SAHNI
1,47,28223.7%
3
VINITA VIJAY
UPA
1,08,30617.4%
4
VIJENDRA CHAUDHARY
IND
44,3497.1%
5
GEORGE FERNANDES
IND
22,8043.7%
6
ASHOK KUMAR LALAN
IND
13,4502.2%
7
SAMEER KUMAR
12,1952.0%
8
AHMAD RAZA
IND
9,6381.6%
9
MD. SALEEM
RVNP
9,5241.5%
10
REYAJ AHMAD ATISH
JGP
7,3561.2%
11
JITENDRA YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
6,8401.1%
12
SYED ALAMDAR HUSSAIN
IND
5,5970.9%
13
MITHILESH KUMAR
RSWD
5,3530.9%
14
MAHENDRA PRASAD
RPP
4,6320.7%
15
DINESH KUMAR KUSHWAHA
RKSP
4,0790.7%
16
RAM DAYAL RAM
Left
3,4410.6%
17
TARKESHWAR PASWAN
IND
3,3970.6%
18
NEELU SINGH
PTSS
3,2720.5%
19
SADANAND KISHORE THAKUR
IND
3,0770.5%
20
DEVENDRA RAKESH
BJKVP
2,8880.5%
21
MD. RAHAMTULLAHA
ABJS
2,7780.5%
22
MOHAMMAD SHAMIM
RDMP
2,2300.4%
23
SHAMBHU SAHNI
IND
2,1420.3%
24
VINOD PASWAN
IND
2,0920.3%

Average turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 1.0% · max 50.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
12th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
38th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 31.4%LJP 23.7%INC 17.4%IND 7.1%OTH 20.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
8/24

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 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

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?

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

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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