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Bihar · PC 2 · 2009

Paschim Champaran

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

DR. SANJAY JAISWAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.6%LJP 29.4%9 others 32.1%
Votes
1,98,781
38.6% share
Winning margin
47,343
9.2% of votes
Total votes cast
5,15,477
Candidates
11
Seat history

5 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. SANJAY JAISWAL
BJP
NDA (NDA)
1,98,78138.6%
2
PRAKASH JHA
LJP
1,51,43829.4%
3
ANIRUDH PRASAD ALIAS SADHU YADAV
INC
UPA
70,00113.6%
4
RAMASHRAY SINGH
CPM
Left
23,4624.5%
5
SHAMBHU PRASAD GUPTA
BSP
22,1994.3%
6
SYED SHAMIM AKHTAR
LTSD
10,4502.0%
7
SHRIMAN MISHRA
IND
9,7341.9%
8
FAIYAZUL AZAM
JD(S)
9,3661.8%
9
SYED IRSHAD AKHTER
IND
8,0731.6%
10
MANOJ KUMAR
RDMP
6,4391.3%
11
NAFIS AHAMAD
IND
5,5341.1%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (7th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 4.3% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
7th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
36th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.6%LJP 29.4%INC 13.6%OTH 18.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments

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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