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Bihar · PC 20 · 2009

Saran

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

LALU PRASAD
RJD· Fourth Front (RJD-LJP-SP), Bihar 2009
RJD 47.2%BJP 38.3%10 others 14.5%
Votes
2,74,209
47.2% share
Winning margin
51,815
8.9% of votes
Total votes cast
5,80,829
Candidates
12
Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LALU PRASAD
Fourth Front (RJD-LJP-SP), Bihar 2009
2,74,20947.2%
2
RAJIV PRATAP RUDY
NDA
2,22,39438.3%
3
SALIM PERWEZ
45,0277.8%
4
SHEO DAS SINGH
IND
9,7981.7%
5
LAL BABU RAY
IND
7,3081.3%
6
DHUPENDRA SINGH
IND
6,5121.1%
7
SANTOSH PATEL
LTSD
3,7690.7%
8
RAJAN HRISHIKESH CHANDRA
IND
3,0260.5%
9
RAJKUMAR RAI
IND
2,6430.5%
10
RAJARAM SAHANI
IND
2,6210.5%
11
KUMAR BALRAM SINGH
IND
1,7880.3%
12
SOHEL AKHATAR
BMF
1,7340.3%

Average turnout (21st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.3% · max 41.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
21st of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
34th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 47.2%BJP 38.3%BSP 7.8%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

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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