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Bihar · PC 26 · 2009
Bhagalpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 36.3%RJD 27.4%19 others 36.3%
Votes
2,28,384
36.3% share
Winning margin
55,811
8.9% of votes
Total votes cast
6,29,078
Candidates
21
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN | NDA (NDA) | 2,28,384 | 36.3% |
| 2 | SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY | UPA | 1,72,573 | 27.4% |
| 3 | AJIT SHARMA | 55,387 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | SADANAND SINGH | UPA | 52,121 | 8.3% |
| 5 | RATAN KUMAR MANDAL | IND | 21,947 | 3.5% |
| 6 | SUBODH ROY | Left | 17,087 | 2.7% |
| 7 | DINESH YADAV | IND | 15,711 | 2.5% |
| 8 | DR. N. K. YADAV | IND | 8,828 | 1.4% |
| 9 | RAM VILASH PASWAN | RWS | 6,935 | 1.1% |
| 10 | SIKANDAR TANTI | IND | 6,571 | 1.0% |
| 11 | DAYA RAM MANDAL | BHJAP | 6,482 | 1.0% |
| 12 | NARESH MANDAL | RPP | 5,994 | 0.9% |
| 13 | INDRADEO KUMAR SINGH | IND | 5,249 | 0.8% |
| 14 | RAMAN SAH | BJJD | 4,358 | 0.7% |
| 15 | SRINARAYAN GAUSWAMI | IJP | 4,165 | 0.7% |
| 16 | ANAND KUMAR JAIN | IND | 3,555 | 0.6% |
| 17 | MD. IZRAIL | LTSD | 3,420 | 0.5% |
| 18 | AMIT KUMAR JHA | IND | 3,420 | 0.5% |
| 19 | RAVISHANKAR SINGH | IND | 2,628 | 0.4% |
| 20 | DEEPAK RAM | BSP(K) | 2,361 | 0.4% |
| 21 | LADDU | IND | 1,902 | 0.3% |
Average turnout (29th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.0% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
29th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
5th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.3%RJD 27.4%BSP 8.8%INC 8.3%OTH 19.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
Ancient site of Vikramshila Monastry
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancient site of Vikramshila Monastry
Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill
🏛️MonumentASI
Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill
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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.