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Nawada

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

BHOLA SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 22.5%LJP 16.5%19 others 61.1%
Votes
1,30,608
22.5% share
Winning margin
34,917
6.0% of votes
Total votes cast
5,81,583
Candidates
21
Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHOLA SINGH
NDA (NDA)
1,30,60822.5%
2
VEENA DEVI
95,69116.4%
3
RAJBALLABH PRASAD
IND
78,54313.5%
4
KAUSHAL YADAV
IND
59,38210.2%
5
MASIH UDDIN
46,5288.0%
6
ANIL MEHTA
IND
38,2156.6%
7
AKHILESH SINGH
IND
28,8115.0%
8
SUNILA DEVI
UPA
19,4823.4%
9
GANESH SHANKAR VIDYARTHI
Left
14,8402.5%
10
RAJ KISHORE RAJ
IND
9,9641.7%
11
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
7,0881.2%
12
DURGA PRASAD DHAR
IND
7,0371.2%
13
CHANCHALA DEVI
IND
6,4421.1%
14
SHAMBHU PRASAD
IND
5,9921.0%
15
NAVIN KUMAR VERMA
IND
5,9411.0%
16
RAJENDRA VISHAL
IND
5,8441.0%
17
UMAKANT RAHI
SSD
5,8191.0%
18
VIDHYAPATI SINGH
LTSD
4,4800.8%
19
KAILASH PAL
BSKP
4,4730.8%
20
SURENDRA KUMAR CHAUDHARY
SBSP
3,2720.6%
21
RAJENDRA SINGH
IND
3,1310.5%

Low turnout (40th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 43.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
40th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
32nd of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 22.5%LJP 16.4%IND 13.5%IND 10.2%BSP 8.0%IND 6.6%OTH 22.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

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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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