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Bihar · PC 33 · 2009
Buxar
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
JAGADA NAND SINGH
RJD· Fourth Front (RJD-LJP-SP), Bihar 2009
RJD 21.3%BJP 20.9%20 others 57.8%
Votes
1,32,614
21.3% share
Winning margin
2,238
0.4% of votes
Total votes cast
6,23,615
Candidates
22
Seat history
4 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGADA NAND SINGH | Fourth Front (RJD-LJP-SP), Bihar 2009 | 1,32,614 | 21.3% |
| 2 | LAL MUNI CHOUBEY | NDA | 1,30,376 | 20.9% |
| 3 | SHYAM LAL SINGH KUSHWAHA | 1,27,145 | 20.4% | |
| 4 | DADAN SINGH | IND | 1,22,975 | 19.7% |
| 5 | KAMLA KANT TIWARY | UPA | 22,780 | 3.6% |
| 6 | SUDAMA PRASAD | CPI(ML)(L) | 19,459 | 3.1% |
| 7 | SHYAM BIHARI BIND | JPS | 15,486 | 2.5% |
| 8 | MOKARRAM HUSSAIN | SBSP | 10,203 | 1.6% |
| 9 | PRATIBHA DEVI | IND | 7,201 | 1.1% |
| 10 | MOHAN SAH | BJJD | 7,072 | 1.1% |
| 11 | JAI SINGH YADAV | IND | 3,965 | 0.6% |
| 12 | RAJENDRA SINGH MAURYA | LTSD | 3,535 | 0.6% |
| 13 | KAMLESH CHOUDHARY | IND | 2,735 | 0.4% |
| 14 | RAJENDRA PASWAN | IND | 2,681 | 0.4% |
| 15 | DR. VIJENDRA NATH UPADHYAY | 2,661 | 0.4% | |
| 16 | PHULAN PANDIT | IND | 2,594 | 0.4% |
| 17 | LALLAN RUPNARAIN PATHAK | IND | 2,430 | 0.4% |
| 18 | SHIV CHARAN YADAV | IND | 1,927 | 0.3% |
| 19 | SURENDRA KUMAR BHARTI | IND | 1,768 | 0.3% |
| 20 | SATYENDRA OJHA | AD | 1,638 | 0.3% |
| 21 | SURESH WADEKAR | 1,338 | 0.2% | |
| 22 | SUNIL KUMAR DUBEY | IND | 1,032 | 0.2% |
Average turnout (23rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.4% · max 56.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
23rd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
37th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 21.3%BJP 20.9%BSP 20.4%IND 19.7%OTH 17.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/22
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
Figures are for Buxar, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.